Chilov
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Chilov (Template:Langx, also spelt Zhiloy and Jiloi) is an island in the Caspian Sea. It is located off the Absheron Peninsula, Template:Convert east of Baku.[1]
Geography
Chilov Island is located Template:Convert off the eastern end of the Apsheron Peninsula in the Caspian Sea, Template:Convert from Baku. Administratively, Chilov Island belongs to the Khazar district of Baku.
The island is Template:Convert across and has an irregular shape with various headlands and inlets. Its highest elevation is Template:Convert. Its area is about Template:Convert.[2]
Environment
The island forms part of the Absheron archipelago Important Bird Area (IBA), designated as such by BirdLife International because it supports significant populations of wintering whooper swans, common pochards, tufted ducks, great crested grebes and common coots, as well as breeding Caspian gulls.[3]
History
Oil and gas deposits were discovered near Chilov island by Russian Rear Admiral Count Mark Voynovich while he led an expedition to the Caspian Sea in 1781.[4][5]
In 1944, a geological expedition was established at the Azerbaijan Academy of Sciences. This expedition began geological explorations on Chilov Island. The first oil well there was drilled by Agagurban Aliyev.[6]
In the 1950s, an air defense military unit of the USSR was stationed on the island, organizing air defense of Baku from the eastern part. For this purpose, the C75 anti-aircraft missile system was deployed on the island.
In 1992-1993, Russian troops were completely withdrawn from the island.
See also
References
External links
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- ↑ Location
- ↑ Жилой остров, Great Soviet Encyclopedia
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- ↑ Oil exploration in Azerbaijan
- ↑ Rear Admiral Count Mark Voynovich
- ↑ “Külək bir az da qalxsa, cəsədimiz də tapılmayacaqdı” | “Neft daşları” necə kəşf olundu (MÜSAHİBƏ-FOTOLAR) hafiztimes.com 24.11.2017