Black City is the general name for the southeastern neighbourhoods of Baku, which once formed its suburbs. In the late 19th and early 20th century it became the main location for Azerbaijan's oil industry, and the area's name derives from the smoke and soot of the factories and refineries.

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Black City

mainly industrial neighbourhood of Baku, Azerbaijan

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Country: Azerbaijan
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