Bakıxanov
| Bakıxanov | |
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| Municipality | |
 Bakıxanov
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| Coordinates: 40°25′18″N 49°57′52″E / 40.42167°N 49.96444°ECoordinates: 40°25′18″N 49°57′52″E / 40.42167°N 49.96444°E | |
| Country |
 Azerbaijan
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| City | Baku |
| Raion | Sabunçu |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 70,923 |
| Time zone | AZT (UTC+4) |
| • Summer (DST) | AZT (UTC+5) |
Bakıxanov (also, Bakikhanov and Bakihanov) is a settlement and municipality in Baku, Azerbaijan. It was named after Abbasgulu Bakikhanov and has a population of 70,923.
It contains a mosque and a public park. On the eastern side of the town is Bulbul Lake. Sabunçu lies near northwestern Bakıxanov.
Prior to 1992, it was known as Stepan Razin, named for the Cossack uprising leader Stepan Razin.
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