Nizami Gəncəvi (Baku Metro)

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Nizami Gəncəvi
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Baku Metro station
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General information
Location Baku, Azerbaijan
Coordinates 40°22′45″N49°49′49″E / 40.3793°N 49.8302°E / 40.3793; 49.8302
Owned by Baku Metro
Line(s)
Tracks2
Connections(future)   Yellow Line
History
Opened31 December 1976 (1976-12-31)
Services
Preceding station Baku Subway logo.png Baku Metro Following station
Elmler Akademiyasi
towards Darnagul
Green line 28 May
towards Hazi Aslanov or Bakmil

Nizami Ganjavi is a Baku Metro station. It opened up on 31 December 1976. It is named after medieval Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi. [1]

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References

  1. "Baku Metro". UrbanRail.