Bilgəh

Municipality in Baku, Azerbaijan

Bilgah

Bilgəh

Municipality

Jumeirah Bilgah Beach Hotel

Bilgah Tower

Bilgah Seaside

Bilgah

Coordinates: 40°34′05″N 50°02′16″E﻿ / ﻿40.56806°N 50.03778°E﻿ / 40.56806; 50.03778
Country|  Azerbaijan
City| Baku
District| Sabunçu
Population

(2013)[citation needed]

• Total

| 8,300
Time zone| UTC+4 (AZT)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+5 (AZT)

Bilgah (also, Bilqəx, Bilqäx, Bil’gya, Bil’gyakh, Bil’gykh, and Bilajer) a settlement and municipality in Baku, Azerbaijan that has become a part of Sabunchu District since 1937. It has a population of 8,300 (2013).

## History

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Bilgah is one of the oldest settlements of Baku. The name of the area derives from “Pilegah” which means “the place where silk is made”. Apparently, there were cocoon plantations here in antique times.

## Culture

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The presence of rock engravings indicates the existence of urban culture here since medieval times. Europeans travelers visiting the country had also mentioned the name of the place. The remains of the medieval monuments that have survived until our times also manifest the ancient history of the settlement.

## Geography and climate

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Located to north-east of Baku, on the coastline of the Caspian Sea, Bilgah is bordered with Mashtagha, Nardaran and Kurdhakan settlements. Rich with cultural monuments, Bilgah has been distinguished for such industries as carpet-making, silkworm breeding, weaving. It has also been renowned for its fig, vintage, pomegranate and pistachio as well as vast saffron plantations. It also functioned as a port city. Other features of the area are its healthy climate, clean atmosphere and nature. Once very popular in the former USSR is the Bilgah Cardiological Resort which functions nowadays. It was founded in 1936 and started functioning after WW II

## Notable residents

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## Gallery

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* Bilgah Beach Hotel

* Bilgah Castle

* Bilgəh at GEOnet Names Server

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Districts of Baku|

* Xəzər
* Binəqədi
* Qaradağ
* Xətai
* Nərimanov
* Nəsimi
* Nizami
* Pirallahı
* Sabail
* Sabunçu
* Suraxanı
* Yasamal

Settlements and towns|

* Badamdar
* Bayil
* Bakıxanov
* Balaxanı
* Baş Ələt
* Bibiheybət
* Biləcəri
* Bilgəh
* Binə
* Bukhta-Ilicha
* Bülbülə
* Buzovna
* Cənubi
* Çeyildağ
* Chërnyy Gorod
* Çilov
* Çilov-Neft Daşları
* Dübəndi
* Dzhabar
* Əhmədli
* Ələt
* Əmircan
* Gürgan
* Gürgən-Pirallahı
* Heybət
* Hövsan
* İkinci Qala
* Kələzağ
* Keşlə
* Korgöz
* Kotal
* Kürdəxanı
* Lökbatan
* Maştağa
* Mardakan
* Müşfiqabad
* Nardaran
* Neft Daşları
* Novkhani
* Pirallahı
* Pirsaat
* Pirşağı
* Puta
* Qala
* Qaraçuxur
* Qaraibad
* Qarakosa
* Qaya
* Qızıldaş
* Qobustan
* Qoşaqışlaq
* Ramana
* Rəsulzadə
* Sabunçu
* Şağan
* Sahil
* Şahqaya
* Sanqaçal
* Şıxlar
* Şonqar
* Şubanı
* Sulutəpə
* Şüvəlan
* Türkan
* Üçtəpə
* White City
* Xocəsən
* Yeni Ələt
* Yeni Günəşli
* Yeni Suraxanı
* Zabrat
* Zəfəran
* Zağulba Bağları
* Zığ
* Zirə

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