Sincan, Azerbaijan

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Sincan (also, Sindzhan and Sindzhav) is a village and municipality in the Oghuz Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 1,419.

Much of the water supplied to Baku originates in wells at Sincan and is then transferred at 5 cubic metres per second through a 262.5 km pipeline built at the cost of 779,600,000 manats (over half a billion US$).[http://www.azersu.az/18-OGUZ+GABALA+BAKU AzerSu website]

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Category:Populated places in Oghuz District

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