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⭐ Core Definition: Neft Daşları

Neft Daşları (pronounced [ˈneft dɑʃlɑˈɾɯ] lit.'Oil Rocks') is an industrial settlement in Baku, Azerbaijan. The settlement forms part of the municipality of Çilov-Neft Daşları in the Pirallahy raion. It lies 86 km (53 mi) away from the Azerbaijani capital Baku and 39 km (24 mi) from the nearest mainland shore in the Caspian Sea. A full town on the sea, it was the first oil platform in Azerbaijan, and the first operating offshore oil platform in the world, incorporating numerous drilling platforms. It is featured in Guinness World Records as the world's first offshore oil platform.

The settlement began with a single path out over the water and grew into a system of paths and platforms built upon ships sunk to serve as the Neft Daşları's foundation. The most distinctive feature of Neft Daşları is that it is actually a functional city with a population of around 2,000 and once comprised over 200 km (120 mi) of streets built on piles of landfill.

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Neft Daşları in the context of Baku

Baku (US: /bɑːˈk, ˈbɑːk/, UK: /bæˈk, ˈbæk/; Azerbaijani: Bakı [bɑˈcɯ] ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and in the Caucasus region. Baku is 28 metres (92 ft) below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world and also the largest city in the world below sea level. Baku lies on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, on the Bay of Baku. Baku's urban population was estimated at two million people as of 2009. Baku is the primate city of Azerbaijan—it is the sole metropolis in the country, and about 25% of all inhabitants of the country live in Baku's metropolitan area.

Baku is divided into twelve administrative raions and 48 townships. Among these are the townships on the islands of the Baku Archipelago, as well as the industrial settlement of Neft Daşları built on oil rigs 60 kilometres (37 miles) away from Baku city in the Caspian Sea. The Old City, containing the Palace of the Shirvanshahs and the Maiden Tower, was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000.

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Neft Daşları in the context of Pirallahı raion

Pirallahı raion (Azerbaijani: Pirallahı Rayonu) is a municipal district of the city of Baku, capital of Azerbaijan. It contains three settlements: Pirallahı, Çilov and Neft Daşları.

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Neft Daşları in the context of Çilov-Neft Daşları

Çilov-Neft Daşları (also, Cilov-Neft Daşları) is a municipality in the Pirallahy raion of Baku, Azerbaijan. It has a population of 1,797. The municipality consists of an island with the three villages of Çilov and Neft Daşları, and Jiloy.

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