BAKU-ASTARA COASTAL REGION

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GEOGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE REPORT
BAKU-ASTARA COASTAL REGION
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7 January 1954
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GEOGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE WORT
BAKU -ASTARA COASTAL REGION
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7 January 1954
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? TUF BAWU ASTARA COASTAL REGION
Introdwiiica
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T1113 stlicy is an analysis of selected geographic aspects or tthe
Baku t.stara Coastal e4o of the Aserbaydahan SSR 0 The region. is
? :Located along ths 3tern shore of the Casoian, stretching from 3aku
southward to ',-stara on the USSR - Iranian border. It extends inland
. t'or a Ltstancc aaproximately miles?
II Te Train
The Baku ,st.ara. Coastal Pa-ion can be divided into three aajor
physical areaal, navy (1) the northern area, which takes in all ,j1 the
re L:ci.on north cf the Pirsagat Valley and -,Thich includes a narrlaw as al
plain backed ty outliers of the Great Caucasus Ran.' (2) the (aentral
lowl,and ;?difi.ch .extends south from the Pirsagat Valley to Lenkoran'?, and
(3) the southern area which includes a marshy coastal belt betweall
Lenkora0 and. Astara backed by the Talysh Rangeo
A,, Nor e:nt,rea
The aorthern area'consists of two sub-areas a ral.T.'rVii
sandy coastal plain and the much larger inland sub-area of rolling
highlands with ne roils volcanic hills and salt lake basins (Pit re
The coastal strip between Baku and the Pirsagat River Valley is
, characterized by a narrow beach with sWeeping bays, sharp capes? and
offshore volesr.ic or sand islands, The gradual lowering of the 'level
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of the Caspian in recent years has resulted in a considerable increase
of newly expoted, poorly drained land near the water's edge. Soathward
from nys (Cate) Shikh(ae the coastal lowland lies belay, mean sea level
and varies in 'idth from about 2/3 of a Aile to 5 miles.
Pe-Woridle II data described Mye ZMkhov as a cape where hills
came down to tic eclee of the sea? However? more recent inforratien
indicates that as the level of the Casptan lowered a narrow beach emerged
betwrea the Mlle and Tea, and a former inlet into seathern Zak: has
disappeareda
Directly west of the hilly southern part of Baku is Dolina Yasamal,
the north-south valley which lies below eea level. Dolina Yasamal
flares oat to the southwest where it is occupied by 3 interconnected
salt lakes, The salt lakes are surrounded by a lowland, which censists
of an extremely narrow strip on the inland side and a somewhat wer
unbroken bar eeaware. Elevations along the sandy bar between ths lakes
and sea vary from 35 feet above sea level to about 90 feet below, Two
channel markers are located on the bar southeast of Ozero Kraureee
East of Pate is Cora Lok Baton, a circular depression-topped, mud
volcano that rises ,-,eet ae--) feet; it is surrounded by an irr3TaLar
marshy lowland which is below sea level, Lok Baton is a dormant volcano
which erupted as late as 1935. From Puta Village, the lewelyias re)astal
belt extends southwestward to the villaee of SangachIy. Alone. the
of the sandy beach elevations are as low as 90 feet below sea lIvrlo
Elevations of the salty marsh land toward the interior increase eradually
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to sea level and then rise abruptly on the flanks of isolated mud
volcano outliers of the Caucasus Mountains.
&A2th cvf Sangachly, the shcreline has 3 bays, one north of Mys
.aagaabaJa cce bsaaaan laa Sangachal ant I?Vs Alyat-Kosa, a third, on
afAch taa town of Aaata icaatad, southaest of Wfs
alyat-Kasa. The cape and tay part of the lowland coast is a dry
area marked by staaaahes of sand dunes, ravines reaching to tha sea,
a profusion at Eiart hialcaks north of Mys Alyat-Koaa, and stent.
astural etbankmanaa ea terraces) south cf Mys Sangachal and netI
Elevatioas range froa 35 feet balaw sea level to sea level.
alapea axa gantiea WIdans of tAc lowland Vary from about 1 mile near
3:angaahly to appraximata1ay+ 1/2 miles at Ays Alyat-Kasa.
Faux: islands and an oil well platform lie athwart the entrance to
Baku Bay. Prom east to vast the islands are 1 Ostrov Peschanyy (the
aargast)? Ostrov VoLi, Ostrov Plita, and castroV Nargin. All faar
is-Lands are partly sandy. Ostrov Nargia has a relative relief of about
7k5 feet and has a, light house and a number of channel markers. Ostrov
Plita also has a light house. Northeast of Mys Shikhov offshare oil
atalls lie close to the?mainland, and oil drilling operations are baing
conductad on and around Nargin Island.
Midway between a Sangachal and Mys AlyataKcsa and cbaut 7 1/2
milea-offshoae is the low flat island, Ostrov Duranayya Two low
islands lie directly east of Ws Alyat-Kosa; the first, is less tha:ri
a mile from the, Tainland, and the second, Ostrov Bulla, which: has a
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light on its eastern shore, is about 7 1/2 miles from the maiuland.
Ostrov Glinyanyy is a pan-shaped island about 2 miles directly west
Aly*,ty. The western.part of the island is low and sandy; the
-rt!.lative relif is 95 feet, a range from -85 feet to 10 feet lbout
Ixdand f.n t oastal srip are rolling highlands ctatnlni,
ue rots circALL2:, tei. sided volcanic hills, salt lake basins/
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valThys, ano precipitous canyons reaching to the.
h are 'ed by ' it str L.
(J1 depr& i iiies vest of ' , The more Frt.. ls'
the .rd Ilse to sle-ls.tiot3 af 700 to IWO fee.?
lAal*. , atd. vcdanoes cith fairly steep slopes which
.acs become pr ct ?s. Many of tiese hills have been deeol'
scarred by ravines- Prominent peaks along the coast to he south cf
laku irciiie. (ors (Figure 2) about 300 feet 'nigh; Gora
TuichtaAy-Eaya,
.GoraTclag.t
w:un :u,h a thuMb-liite southern extenslon, 1,310
Cora Gk.,-
t and. Kura-Dag, 1,245 feet in elevation
3,35 feat; and Gora Osman Bogy Dag (Gora
exceeding 245 feet; Gora Kai.-D g, t
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ft, Gora Kir-Dag, 860 feet, Gore Kotur-Dag,
7t peak 4ith a ion, tnife-like ridge on the north side that 11.F
,xiles northeast of A.Vaty, 720 feet,
Toward the in,tior of the Baku - Astara Region peaks becom
t'!igher and clwer toether. The two highest peaks are Gora Valra
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9 male ef 3angachly, 1,315 feet; and Gora Kalender-Tapa, a
mud volcano 6 115.1es north-northwest of Gora Tturagay, 2,730 teet
high. Slopes of 50 to 80 percent are common in the west. The
southern edge of the highland area ends abruptly at the Pirsagat
River,
B.Central Pl.rea
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The eentrsl tree is basically a level lowland which extends
south from the Plrsagat Valley, Near Prishibinskoye the lowland
begins to taper until at Lenkoran it consists of a 5-mile strip between
the Talysh Range and the sea, The area includes the gide flood p:Lain
and delta of the lover Kura. The major exceptions are a few isolated
low hills and the hilly area immediately youth of Navagi, which is an
outlying spur of the Caucasus Mountains. ?Tactically all of the
lowland :Lies ,3e1ow the an level of the Black Sea. The
or types
of lowland terrain features include swamps, marshy meadows, streams
with imperceptcble divides, an extensive area of sand dunes, low
narrow ridges, lakes, and streams. Where irrigation is available
some of the land is intensively cultivated. Beaches, capes-, bays,
deltas, bars, spits, and offshore islands are common coastal landforms.
From Navagi (about 100 feet above sea level) the Pirsagat River
Aalley slopessgradually to the Caspian shore (85 feet below nee
level): Southeast of Navagi, the valley constricts to a wtdth A' 5
miles then fers out again. Small patches of sand and marshy meadowland
are features cf the lower valley.
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The promi) "eetween the iirsagat
klysty - I-Eayrawli railroaa are dinti by
Alishov; a mu no iuntaLn.d. eply s rred by innume
and ravines, s eaX rises
lowlan6,
lend extends
mud
too; heA Ate
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The ,
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more thin 960 feet above t
,pes of 40 percent in many places The ri0 11
liad from Gore Bol'shoy Mishov and culminatte in the
Lc tw, Gore Kalmas, which zies a heicht of 655 feet.
Ctpet cisr 50 cent) end is deeply cut by numerous
toftratton aouth of 1,Twty to t
it sweeping baya, 2 old cat (Mys Pirsagat and Mye
a new one soluta of Mys Flre-gat -- formed recently as
the sea recede SEdy behches and =rise terraces prevail 1cne the
Alyaty - Kura ?Bt A series of small law islands are easn eneounterea
Oistinc
:e1tim relio IC man-Vag at lyn Firs bat is about cAt.
ifroni 65 fest h4iovi sia level to 195 feet above, The hill at *ardovan
1; the a3.re relief
Iniftay bet these
,Dro. (Gore, Alth-Zyvyr) exceeds 390 feet in e ., Jon and
'et 475 f-qt.t. A ridge) extension of Gora Be ,,Dak
at'Byandovan and continues south to the smtll hli Gm -a
13 off . Both, .101 Pirsaget and Mye
ulaarLe al-mve the aJjao?Jnt se and 'owl'.
es fThm min () Eset to 155 foot above sea lav
te 1= 23 to.4 Naar the village of Byando
2 o&p,s. 0).r.
has a total re
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Zayach'yt% which
the shore from 'Lyety to Lenkora: do ,elevations exceca
rel/-tii.e relief of 1/0 feet. Nowhere 4se along
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projects southeastward botL 10 mil
t portion of the cast line. Most of t
6r to 8c feet nelcv sea level.
Yakopiaskoye frum the see, and in many pla
pr Lel Chore. The snas of the Kura River are often
1,6. by latt;a1:::(1 levees.
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de t riag sand dues, salt pans, and pas
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And is about 0 feet.
ea1 and .outth of tkte sandy costa1 one is the Kura
irrigation aanal
well as a few la
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,47at River ant hend the coas
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r a fqy miles of the Kura Rivat*
r major features are mud volcanoes
raj re1tve lief in this sandy waste
ai1eoccupie4 by a lae of etre
image ditchss, swamps, aikes, levees
Ilevatlons
ally lou, and relative relief is igrlificant
)nIy along riv,r bank levees, the ate sided old stream a*neis, or
fel, small mud or extinct volcanoes. The volcanic ridge L miles
of Sal'yary, with points 130 fe t above the adjacent flood p
of the Kura, lathe site of many old burial mounds 3 to 30 feet high.
cora ircular hill /2 miles directly west of Byesdovan,
rises 250 feet ab ve the surroanding plain and has 4o percent slopes.
it has a dense pattern of deep dissection.
The exact delimit; ion of the coast between the mouth-of ,he
and Lenkor& cannot be ascertained, but it is known than mueh
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bytto4 sIop:1ud,1( shoals 0.5 rite offehOre in the nort!L e*a 1-5'
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kftx,r0?164,3111C features in, the coastal. 2.e eu,13aloa
tc, the 1"railial:A bt.ccer ccnnist of ittexmittazt salt 1aies, whic!.. tarn
into salt, an At tolmmers marshes, and intermittent streals inthe
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nOrthern area; -e:':ift'nee retwork of $olrlipanent streame,,Seweval,li
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lakeso and ouloartt6 swamps in the oentral'area; and in t12 PlvilIOV`n
,
a4ms, heavy, conttotration or rprings and mountain streams dthe
' .
talysh BSnite!anokjivers, swamps, and lagOolas in the coastal, ,
1. Isrihern Area
west, side! of f.2 beiaal a fo..4 m.Ues tioutLINest
?.jf I.Ws:At 3 lotero.)mzect.tNa reeten,ps.lar 11,telmitz.ent salt lakes parallel
tte aho'..-t for 9 mli;::s,; the average of the lakes i aow 1 mi3e.
'3zero Kresnoye it it the ,7enter4, and 271yvshiy Zaliv Fute, (formerly a
sulf) is in the so',111117wevt, Several .ttler Intermit4ent i;aline lakes
itis4::at-ciacr33td shores fill shalLw del.ressions west of tte co3.atal
Lakes -;knd Te l&rgest ie GelvIsh-Altnu-Clablasi, e salt
.a}ce cuml'Aes Jong .b.nd 1 mile wide, wt.lich Is loos.ted.8 miles 3:vs
we
t of kAtto?, 8t3el., natural embankments rise at the northeStiliand
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scathe:rm. etaces Oft te ittke bast :a.. and elopes with even trades
bord.sr the Ittor-A03asterzt Th..N.te ot4-ter shallow salt Ieites are
o 'LE tet tt, I ;4,, 412, 4tort f.t?ti
C , t re. r Et, t rlatrCIS', Litt tine cc: a s-La
, t, , arta cr
ft. ',-t,tarit. strin6t- 3y ttle
? tt. t o 1,r,a. ? trl e'tqFJ,.1) c.? irdefind etct.ttnt
tit.Ittj iizarhy exaa&
att,'.. 3 :
fOJ. Lpus betweer,? 00r* Dit4t2g,111
?. .
?OC.)403 st:ntt!ttieasta.rd ttile ?,it:,.-asta',L. railway
?.
Nutauttt *1.4 t .I.ce?oz.: is ;mated lx,twee,r, DrtzneyroirjtOp.1300i. ?
. ?
.?l4ie villstee of ? ,Innuseraba?e ?:iitula.ies, and 210,rinee'ria,... the.,?11
?.:,,, ? ?
? ?? , ?
?tit:punts:1,as stM htL 4ortb ,Ittf'thr.PirstagattLLre.r,but. perleenet.?,,,,str*se
are enti re 14 Lac+
The lizst lott4e remanent river south of Baku is the
Ettf3 it 3 044rC hif tt.,1 southern f';',:ank of 'the Cauoadsus.
?
7.mun117 ter:dr-F:17,0i thot- sandyj swais14-. wastes southwest of
cLay during the ig hL4 water period loest the Piro set ?It
(Utopian Sea., T14 .1)1,esegat 'Oxley southeast o Iaya?ctathaa
rawrout$
,
rttl,
telbutaries lnd dtiotvibutaries of the mein strearalshort disc
streams appeu.int: tlnd disappearing at rantioatii, a number of pf, 41;
f
Galt rehes p ant cisterns concentrztted aim' the batiei-
1411s flaakilg 't wIle,y t,3 the lOrth and .tt.out,n, A sectim
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ety of1ar
?hep1L t lose
flow al
e maxthea z3.re etnve and nvserms'IJ
owlarvi,
The. Lat has ronzih nataml
L4es0T3 4t1 Jolt; irregular delta libelee
ed streams ntt:TO lica'a
tJs stream t.many airectiono to 1i4a $
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li-Alhc,J a m,) ut bUt 1.4 m the L Akstriii , Tbe Alrasha :Ls
fa;;..b.
ki, ieep, and has an ave re1u4ti
f (tc o.. Thie of the (tnshz.. is ene?fly
4
as f or th FL1 0 ;..g in Lprille
LOW Lite and winter, ' Alusba. is
?movelte7t, ctraf,nage, and 1..rel, gat. cal di
Iuth pLi iixdzIs of '.earporary )oads and 1a reta4
f1i o t1e Ii1a ud secondary streavs.
A r1U3beZ of aLt lakes are located on both stdes?
,
I 'ii1e west t yaw is th Iar E:at, Is`ile DZE":71) I
tit a
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, .
oh flows sainthward at a rate of C,3 to 3.2 feet per second to and
through the lair7e swamp Kiravskiy tepovednik (a reserve for ater
and other birds).
4 I
Another aalt lake lies in a sandy depression midway between the
at Sal2yany and the ridge about 3 miles to the east.
g 1
e contains several islands three of which are toppe
burial mounda% On the Kura delta north of the river i3 the pouch-
, t
zero rakopinskoye which is bordered by sand on 3 sidas.
At Nefteohala,there is a narrow lake 4 miles in length, A railroad
1
bridge and 2 liard-bottomed fords 1.6 feet deep cross it. Large
i
Of plasable salt marsh which vary in extent in different
seasons are located (1) on the sandy coastal belt between
'1
Ind the ruraA.(2) trac1dling the Kura River on the delta sotth of
Ozero 7.akopin keyna, (3) rromNefteehala north to the Kura 4) about
1
6 miles sollth ast of SaP yany (5) north of and adjacent to ?zero
Akh-Chala, a (6) along the old north and northwest shores of t
Imeni rlrova. Of the many reed-covered passable suampss irovskty
i
Zapovednik is_ he largest. It extends in an ever-widening crescent
from the sout ern shore of Ozero Alch-Chala to the old shores of Zaliv
Imeni rirova and is about 2 feet deep. A passable swamp (1 to 2.2 feet
1
1
deep) is located at the northeastern edge of Ozero Akh -Chile.
i
i
also occupy t
'
Vamps
- eastern half of the 'Kura delta and ,he nortaern part
of KurinakaYa 'testa, Many smaller swamp and marsh pat61tes are
distributed t.rougioiit the ItUra Lowlan
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frxi t ;4,-,,, ? ,tf loaded -,-,4-' visa laataribc.J. , ;I! I, ,
psit tod. I13 f07.114 , ncl t the monttu
4
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iLe ,
t bddicup damn, dir.,41 ni transver 4,
1rtcr1e:fled ssiap low. Thrae ] !:, %.,,
iL.0ndb,,t'y a reed cov3 d. --,, mp are 1.;3,c, Elhti
1CB t41 Leiorn; 'cept, fr -mile long,
c:gon rU c,f,b.staras, rice reed or foxt a4as
..,
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,
The wi?=171 iae, -V.:1.111 Ibi. t
reame,unde4;rctint -E4,epoige, and tb rains. Mcst et,
d 1ak re iaL Te oaa 1 ?,',..rt general. d.1.
C.rbblf.,,k!,A n?ater during the' drie : on Pri ,4 iLL
3 elc,se; t4 U mcnt4n baser Ti Bprir and ,i hsi ,?
ELIu1Jb aati ctua1ttr ratrI,
In .,,h a4h ?!crr.ant.a. ta. spring, re such more zwer
,
,
otl many stzw Beavy cip1tt tonhe
_
the i vple, ,5 i p
vhIch empt,''' to n ,
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C arid the
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arnalloSk p witJ
on tl:le
the aea,
Imate
T el i
by
bl
. rood a,J'e thety
.a-nder oc,.:,.t2les the sands in the
,:f" the 3alru - tetra Co.. tal Region
rloderately cold winters. Precipitation is
exce:t in the ,Jenknran'l Lowland Ind Talysh 14ounts:1T*,
dete for the; reE:'ion, were obtained from two stationss, and Len
zed
iimatic
?111.11.0
in the reL3ion are n, t as extrale s
f ttle Tr:.,inscarcv;us tn the M 9 for the Ga
11,,once,, brirg.ng cooler Turners srd
ttre in the re irjn Ls about
3041n. r nth:1y temeratilres of a.pproxtria
ront',11, anC. 33?F for Ja.nuary the co1de7A
aome
wint.ore
laytime
terr,Pilitures
3mperr_ture rises above 50'F? Des
t um:omen ia Januar and Februarn,
years, ice is absent along the coat
above 51.0.1P are comm. in July and 11,44
cool ni,tts Arir, which temperatures drop 20 to 30 degr9,0
ith the by temperatures of winter the relative Ira 1ty i th.
.1 Aetara coast is at a maximum In fall the relative hi zy on
on:re
t v11,4 be fairly high on suany days because of ra
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r is very dry and hot, with eve
requerdy having low relative humidities.
initatiol i3 generally scanty in most o
,I.,)ase Reg la tN part of the re-don lying to the
J..atitude of 1:zylact however, the precipitation inn
Leaorani, Lowland and Taiysh Mmntains it is abundant
Ly preci4Aation of SO inches for .44enkorano is in
trith the
the
eve zze of 73 inches for Baku. In both Baku
VAri PI= CirL cure
in Pall, and the mintmam in summer.
the wettest cnth, precipitation averages 3.5 inches in
1.2 iches imi,Baku. Mud and soft ground conditions are characteristac
ng the fapl rainy season. In July? the driest month
only 0.2 i
in sumer, e
coast ? In th
and Lenkoranf 1.9 inches. Dry, dusty 000-
along the central and northern seat
rier areas precipitation occurs on 2 to
month varying with the season. In the more humid areas 1
to 11 days each month. In the coastal lowlands, some of
precipttationis in the form of sncw. Ai4 intermittent x4 co
2 to 6 inches deep is sometimes present for a few. days.
Mountains, however snowfall is common throughout winter
cover may Cr= ed 3 feet in depth in 'some places.
C,
'tort
ace Winds
Nor1h winds prevail...throughout the year at
st winds at Lenkoranl. The winds along the northe
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008,4 ,ar01:0 !al straw, often exceeding 33 mi
Oa1e are chLraott ristie at Baku in all seasons,
frequanoyre:hes ai,,,?6 high a.s 18 per month. Lenkoran
I
vv,In st.-7r, 711 winter west winds at LenkoraW
e3soo',atsd h rt.Jdly rLsing temperatures. In summer.
a few miL toas-,, has pleasant afternoon sea h
wild 'aeom:-,mar,e at night.
Cover
r.ter, and early spring are the cloudiest 'ilartz,
T
t'.!-e year, T* rium.,ar of 'days when at least 09 of the sky .is cloud
covered aver+ps l3 to 20 days a montA from October threUg Merth.
aumler laa$ t l.at cloudinesa. In AuTist, the month Witi the least
? :1
o*.:Loudiaess?,thrrae is Li. te, 7 cloudy days. Low, ofi,eh tec111,44uolue
us. clou.dz typify the cloud cover in fall wint:r, while
sheets of r"
a bree.au cove
consists oft
of QUMUIUS 13 Usual in spring. Suver clou ,ness usum,,,Y
le cumulus t..iype.
t
?Dgs andi, dust are the ilrincipal restrictions to vial.b4:Aty along
the coast. It contrast to the interior of the Transcaucaslis? fogs
t
may occur alo the Caspian Sea coast throughout the year The fre..
quency of foga in winter, however, is higher than in sualhe l'he
,
January avnrale is over 3 days and the July average is apes", then ohe.
Dust is common over the Caapian Sea coast throughout the yepro Even
when the sky is clear of clouds, the high content of dust ir the air
gives a haey vearsmce to the atmosphere,. Although fel). 4d winter
rains help to 'settle the dust, they likewise reduce the
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for approx
to 2hour3 in Ms
3f 30
rate 4 bou 1 htrenonti
Baku - Astara
''..Ut-t.Ltd The highest den 'esperscrs
are f't'nc in the ith.at TLinitietec cities
In the fLOth?rL f the
ranging
Mo. of t "n,
ar-d AkuSha Rivers hi
a nort1miest9i direct4 on from the western side
and in the e4ny coastal .stretoh between lyaty and the c
1cira Riyer.
The nrhern. area -of hi4i populat'on deritin th
.Baku ab4irt 12 Miles southwestward to the vicinity cf
Tepes and. A-Dag. The eastern strip of this area, whiqh
.northwa tys (Cape) Shikhev to Hy ailov is ac-tmal:
r!J,,
1
extension of hecityof Berl. ThrOt4hout this strip thU
towers arc i4erdxed *1th itt4a0 c3.4.
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numerous
ate set tiemente ,e.re . feud L1311
1 3 3 t l'ele settlements here see
censit itf fitve
tnan 20C inhetff..tan.te The laree
pointe tele main tri'
asla .11t.nd the rail wheras tie
tEs
, scaitce ti out the oil
tien to tl? settlemen tbere R strir
dozer 'Iv s di&rUuted lione, the co
are,a, ,!Yost
etet t :147^0.:;:t tl !were Eve riencedreirth in recent yea',
Mel are ,4ut irregular conglormra
to h4.'.r:), e:antle,d censiderably in size since 7.Ier,
Pewp.identi.41 ercrt of one and tee.ettery houses has L.
ocie uian oil worlers.
li the extench.ng southward fren Shongar an
east-Ve 3 t? between Alyaty and Ali -Bayraeal'the t
poplilation deczh:stes noticeably,. ttleelant consists ear- ly cf
niro'is teu$D.J C altri bout 2 to miles apart s that 0.ppear
'
Most are irregularly shaped elusters
used for ho.: 7 c1]. WO:fkk. r'S 0.
a half dozen
Dozcn small building These settlements a
located on the pates of, by level land that are scattered.
terraIr.,, Gent ally one or more cisterns have been constree
each of the sett:laments to provide water for the inhabit,
In the nt4rthwest corner a slightly different settlement pattern
appears Ln the vicinity of Khan-Ruli and Beyulc Kaftarare,
the win
he &porters for nomadic herdsmen.
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121e.YfIle nurloT
tward to pastures at h
isolated sheeks which
the ra,Liroad are probably sbelte eta
alag et, a,
alon!..;the ?iagat River ti
abi.uptay. Settlerrents be,c0The f
coact 3eor ',:ferld War XI t
...onsisted about 21000 to?
ddle o$' xtensive grain are
the 33eriya (ore, .?.ably renamed
in -the production of grain.
In
beas,+
,
on ? ths rattl.,?r ,elle north of Mit,
irpo)et.enet of Pi1.yat3' .appears to be de:
1.7tinor lrdIri
s
.? latter settlement has s
rail d road connections inland? small
apparnt3,y td prc>ss timber that
S 4
eod
inc11.3des a 1-.4pit:1.7., and fishery? .Th
he Alyaty yramli railroad to the south also p
,Isits for Lriber of yrta (do.ehaped tents used b
TrEri).
In ,he rea*.xtereen the Alyaty AliBayrainli r
River he se le tent pattern again Changes. Settlemen
the tern 'half of the a
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s virtually uninhabited
.rtat and a few small fishing villa
11), Fhidyriy,
ttleoil orkra and :
nstracted
we ;tern half f the
o 5 niles
ui
northwest of
ltock herders.
and for
, the
rt
that form units
collective farm village
aly, anti Baehirabat (1 mile southwest
ng patterns. Mos- of the settlement
.liv lmeni It:1r
riser but cons
pulation is d1
atian beoomes somewhat
concentrated
almost cofltifl
Fura acA
the area dir
where a nit o:
1 ally all of
f elongated villages along t
The sole exception to this
oath of the Astanly - Bank portion
village e are scattered at intervals
les. A large nursiber of sheds and swer sheltere a
roughout thf irrigation fields*
town in the area is Saliyany,
River branches from the Kura,.
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asio
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,
cotton ginning cente
war cam y located.here
sonors of war in recent year's tho c
ly penal laborers.
Yura and Akusha Lowland economic a
IX I 1 cr, E 7ypt Ian Cotton. However, the prooeS s
and sturglom into caviar arid other cann3.1 prOducto
at te molt of the Kura where two major
ants ars Lo C a tea t 010 shay Oriat and Zyuydostovyy Kuitt)
to the out i two more -lants at Kara-Kush and at the,
the Kurinskayi, NOS Lk ( Ponin3u1a)? Neftechala is the center of
cling oil
fter 1945*
Several new settlement amas
ording to one report, they consist of bt
-7o4' ail workers and their families.
Before t
had it own l' Jing pier on the coast, 5 miles to the south
Thear:e sive swamp that runs northwest from the ZaJ,v Ime
Kirava is dev4id of any permanent settlements but in the cealtal
that e 4long xtends the coast to the south, settlement
the pattern a,1 small villages -7 each an irregularly shaPed, co
of buiidings. They are generally distributed at distances: f
Mil/63'1.1)14.th re i a ?tnewhat heaVier.densityin the
1
and *long the Priahibinskoye 7 Lenkoran
Lenka
population is jeaged in the cultivation of rice. The
these village erage from 50 to 500 personas, but the
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mate ally exceed this average
Loako - -nclu le Prishibire,toye with about 50(Y)f
inhattants 4ror.
24,500
and ?o hz,ve populations cr about 1,000
in thn sone ,
le maps irtt
,n12:
.zerbaylzha
kar II and Zclovyye Alvady and
ifitabitant3 enc17:,,
wose
shallwr tha
the?shore,,
Iton ca7,egory before the var but recent ,?4,
t(
its present poptaation as being in e%ca*
ur?ed pcouaation of Russians, Armenia
11, about 5,000 to %COO inhabitants
'gher cloy. Tha town is a port of c
fron ku tc Iranian ports,
However, The tay t o
,h res mi lea r
r's ships *Inn not approao'h Closer than
it is old town with narrow strenr,,s
masm The industries are focused
the pror s: iood products such as tea and fish,
3outh o.!,,enkr,ran the larger villages include Arc
t maticd'
popslat
n of about 200000 and Pensar and Sheakemr 1'r
about 1,250 inSatitants each. There are five villages
ShikhalrPrani
Khclrili, Shakh-Agach and Tangerud0 whIch hak-e
1,000 Lnhabitalts ach
Astara i a border town which extends almost uninterrn
Iran (Figure 33) It is iitportart as a center for handl,
Iran. A fish-processing plant is also located there. Be
Soviet Astara ada population of about 1,000 or 2,000
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households
dispers
pose each of the villages. Host 0
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sl-pcs Tb c l,ivatioriaf tea. .1?
ocoupatdon of the inhaSitant
gth osi
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Azertaydz an ralysh
at the eastern base
?f tb.S..2Earle.
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Daku Astara
Tats and Great Russians co
.0tydzhani are largely a rural people
in the :.ura Lowland. In 'recent years,however, many h
coastal citi
stature,
In physical appearance, Azerbaydzhai
ng faces, dark hairs and brown
ally among the old nen. The Aserb
which is
similar to the Turkish
h Russian,
serVes as a common to
h occupy the Lerjkoran Lowland and a_
le. The Tats who, are related to the
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East and Cr
reside in '11:
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a, aage or ctaJ.ec,
hmi. have re i
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t,ature and lighter aorapleld.ons.
scent se-,:t7ers from other da
art
fhe
inhabit sane df the
iyire :71ort .scAlth exte.
the BA
Trrrse 4 rail? and a passenger se
abl daily. The
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aku Batumi 1Lnc, the ma:i.n,trunk
e eas
rri end of the strategic Alya
Leni kan tin -.,nrt ths: Osmaray Nolrylve Astara line
:3o-utheryi half1 f the coastal rar?ior,? All of these li
edt), Only the Bain, l'aturi line is
region?
.1. of the Baku -
a4.7 Lhe co
About 6
i lie
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swings eouthi
a few mile
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?about 8 miles to the ;lune tion of Baladaha
tcrorard the Caspian colzt, The lii
the coastline to Alyaty, At A
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ly Noryye 12 iles ve!A fth Casta].
Re ion, The ine enter the region approxinately 10 rdl-
the rail jun n. of Sallyany. From Sal"yany the line ruas !:_he
western ari of the coastal region to. Frishibinskoye, The line hen'
leads to Port Illicha on the Caspian See. From Port I1 Iha the Line
runs along the coact through Lenkorani to the southern t rm
Astara.
From SaltTrary a single-track line extends 21 milcc
to Neftechalai This route was constructed primarily
fields slarrouridirg lieftechala., A narrow gauge (2 fcc
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one to tr trains daily mat the ziallyany ,
,
Passe sreeds of 20 to 25buc
%.)eteea Beim d bcut l r1eS per hour on
:o ? hour cr the run south*
d1arave:tsge speeds but ordinary frel.th
The l /43ta:re. Coastal ion does not
tntograted ro r?It roads are of local
relatively fet4 are 1U1VCL The trip betwe n Baku
an be made err r inproied roans,
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Batiuld rai d. From Alyaty, the road runs in a sou
to Saltyany tare a bridge provides a crossing over the
(Prior to Wor1 1ar II road traffic did not no're diret1y
F
but continuecj to parallel the 3aku Batumi railroad to
Snd then he4?,south to Sallrany). SOuth,of
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vast bulk of .irre7,111ar road net. Only scattered1-D, cr.--77.5
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In thi".! central part of the reP,ori roads avoid the sf..74;.! and
.,
3,1111(kv" coastal terrain ani are concentrated at the regiolVo
margin,, Therp is secdary concentration along the Kira LfTirer ,po
tThe Ihe road rat is comprised prl.noipall;" tailtr-Yo-p.-f tikI nv' rea71- lyaty- :field
-5.0d A s tara
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t.),3 stia,.
or*.ratin.i? base for the ? 3oArlet
? of naval at; t
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t,he rlo .11a are 311E0.1 or
tr, boat5 g nsweccert.T1 eltd p
las 1.11 marine 6
soh c:az,1 are ...,,c3catcl rear aaku? The cf
fid the north of the Fiver are reportedt
exe?re .4,-as 3 lave condlic?ted
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be 1 lity of the iriformtir iven in this
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of ar ATTE; pro'.siona1 heet,. Genseventiy it is not
Another deftcn.y , f thLa sheet is that the coastline..''farn
Was not correO.ed ih compilati.n.. A3 a remit the southern ic dees .
not eorrepoz to the others. Sheets of the Ru.ssian. I
based o of the period 1936-1940.., which are avsilabTI at the
trrr lap er'rize Lforary, 'provide the largest scale mapc
rior The aerial photos, acc)Tipanying this rep
selected st d :3ivng the northern south.central? and
parts c the xgion, eriies 1 (17 sheets GX 1412 .13 S'
xtends from -ku to Alyaty, Series 2 (16 sheets, qx 1900,
from Ondzha- a (5 miles west of Kyzyl-Agach) to KholMil
coast o miles ooth of Lenkoran9, and Series 3 (6 'she
SG, 57-62) fr Mashithan (about 2 miles south of Shea..raa
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gnwe 0. Lower Tura Fiver near the village of Yulhari-Kbillya
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