Sabail raion
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Sabail raion is a settlement and raion
Raion
A raion is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet countries. The term, which is from French rayon 'honeycomb, department,' describes both a type of a subnational entity and a division of a city, and is commonly translated in English as "district"...

 of Baku
Baku
Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal...

, located on the Caspian
Caspian Sea
The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed body of water on Earth by area, variously classed as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea. The sea has a surface area of and a volume of...

 shore. It contains the municipalities of Badamdar
Badamdar
Badamdar is a municipality in Baku, Azerbaijan. It has a population of 11,871....

 and Bibiheybət and the settlement of Bayil, and is bordered by the raions of Nasimi
Nasimi raion
Nasimi raion is a settlement and raion of Baku, named after Imadaddin Nasimi and formed on June 13, 1969. Area: 10 km². It has a population of 209,700. The raion is bordered from north-east by Narimanov raion, from south by Sabail raion, from west by Yasamal raion and from north by Binagadi raion....

, Yasamal
Yasamal raion
Yasamal is a settlement and raion in Baku, Azerbaijan. It has a population of 233,600.-References:...

 and Garadagh. Area: 29 km². It has a population of 91,200.

Originally named Bayil Bibi-Heybat, the raion assumed the name of Stalin in 1931 and in 1960 was renamed after 26 Baku Commissars
26 Baku Commissars
The 26 Baku Commissars were Bolshevik and Left Socialist Revolutionary members of the Baku Soviet Commune. The commune was established in the city of Baku...

. On April 29, 1992 the raion gained the name of Sabail, the historical architectural ensemble about 350 m south-west to the Baku Bay.

Current head of the raion's executive power is Sahib Alakbarov (from 2005). The governing body includes the juridical, socio-economic and other departments.
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