Corat (Ҹорат, جورات; also Jorat and Dzhorat) is a town and municipality in Sumqayit, Azerbaijan. The Corat is located on the shore of the Caspian Sea. The village of Corat is located 35 km northwest of Baku, on the Western shore of the Caspian Sea, on a plain. [2]
Corat | |
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Municipality | |
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  Corat | |
| Coordinates: 40°34′21″N 49°42′23″E / 40.57250°N 49.70639°E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| City | Sumqayit |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 13,700 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (AZT) |
It has a population of 13700.[3]
Etymology
editThe name of settlement comes from the name of the Mongolian tribe Joyrat.[4]
References
edit- ^ World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan [dead link] – World-Gazetteer.com
- ^ Corat. nina.az.
- ^ "Əhali | Azərbaycan Respublikası Sumqayıt şəhər İcra Hakimiyyəti". sumqayit-ih.gov.az. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
- ^ Mustafayev, Shahin (2018) Outlines of the Mongolian supremacy in Azerbaijan and the South Caucasus Khazar Press
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