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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- A city of eastern Azerbaijan on the Caspian Sea northeast of Baku. It is an industrial center. Population: 267,000.
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“Environmentcurrent issues: local scientists consider the Abseron Yasaqligi (Apsheron Peninsula) (including Baku and Sumqayit) and the Caspian Sea to be the ecologically most devastated area in the world because of severe air, soil, and water pollution; soil pollution results from oil spills, from the use of DDT pesticide, and from toxic defoliants used in the production of cotton”
“Baky (Baku) is the capital; other major cities include Gyandzha and Sumqayit. continue at Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition.”
“Azerbaijanlocal scientists consider the Abseron Yasaqligi (Apsheron Peninsula) (including Baku and Sumqayit) and the Caspian Sea to be the ecologically most devastated area in the world because of severe air, soil, and water pollution; soil pollution results from oil spills, from the use of DDT pesticide, and from toxic defoliants used in the production of cotton”
“Although state electric company Azerenerjy has a monopoly on power generation, the country's national electricity network is divided into five regional grids — Baku; Nakhchivan; North (Sumqayit); South (Ali Bayramli); and West (Ganja) — each of which has been opened to foreign investors via open joint stock companies.”
“The number one spot is occupied by Sumqayit, Azerbaijan:”
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“Until now, there has been no system set up for the recycling of plastic bottles in the Sumqayit region.”
“Yasaqligi (Apsheron Peninsula) (including Baku and Sumqayit) and the”
“(Apsheron Peninsula) (including Baku and Sumqayit) and the Caspian”
“Peninsula (including Baku and Sumqayit) and the Caspian Sea to be the ecologically most devastated area in the world because of severe air, water, and soil pollution; soil pollution results from the use of DDT as a pesticide and also from toxic defoliants used in the production of cotton natural hazards: droughts; some lowland areas threatened by rising levels of the Caspian Sea international agreements: signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity,”
“According to security sources, the militants intended to create a Sumqayit Jamaat (Islamic community) responsible for raising funds through robberies in Baku.”
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