Bankə (also, Bank, Banka, Bankov, Imeni Kirova and Rybokombinat Imeni Kirova) is a village and the most populous municipality, except for the capital Neftçala, in the Neftchala Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 7,574.
Etymology
The city's name comes from Azerbaijani version of fishing bank.[2]
References
- ^ World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan [dead link] – World-Gazetteer.com
- ^ "QARA KÜRÜ 17-ci ƏSRƏDƏK KASIB YEMƏYİ OLUB". musavat.com (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 10 November 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
External links
- Bankə at GEOnet Names Server
- Gülər Abbasova (2016-12-08). "Tarixi Bankə - balıqçılıqdan kasıbçılığa" (in Azerbaijani). bbc.com. Archived from the original on 2016-12-08. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
