Mingäçevir

Mingäçevir

formerly  Mingechaur,  

      city in central Azerbaijan, on the Kura River; it is the site of the Mingäçevir Reservoir, which is used for flood control, hydroelectric power, and irrigation of the Kura-Aras Lowland. There is a large cotton textile mill. Pop. (1991 est.) 90,900.

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