Sumgait
Sumgait
Sumqayıt | |
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City | |
Chemist Palace of Culture Sumgait Boulevard View of Sumgait | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: City of Youth (Gənclər şəhəri) | |
Sumgait | |
| Coordinates: 40°35′46″N 49°40′12″E / 40.5961°N 49.67°E | |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| Region | Absheron-Khizi |
| Founded | 22 November 1949 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Zakir Farajov |
| Area | |
• Total | 90 km2 (35 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 26 m (85 ft) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 427,000 |
| • Density | 4,700/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
| • Population Rank in Azerbaijan | 2nd |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
| Postal code | AZ5000 |
| Area code | +994 18 |
| ISO 3166 code | AZ-SM |
| Vehicle registration | 50 |
| Website | www |
Sumgait, officially Sumqayit; /ˌsuːmɡɑːˈiːt/; (Azerbaijani: Sumqayıt, Azerbaijani: [sumɡɑˈjɯt] ⓘ) is a city in Azerbaijan, located near the Caspian Sea, on the Absheron Peninsula, about 31 kilometres (19 miles) away from the capital Baku. The city had a population of 427,000 at the beginning of 2024, making it the second largest city in Azerbaijan after Baku.
The city has a territory of 83 square kilometres (32 sq mi). It was founded as a suburb of Baku in 1944 and received city status on 22 November 1949, growing into a major industrial center during the Soviet period. The municipality of Sumgait also includes the settlements of Jorat and Haji Zeynalabdin. It is home to Sumqayit State University.
The city is best known internationally for where the Sumgait pogrom took place in 1988, in which local Armenian populations were killed or forced to relocate due to threats of violence.