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Naftalan
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Naftalan is a sahar (ceety) in Azerbaijan, surroondit bi the rayon o Goranboy. It is on an agricultural plain near the Lesser Caucasus Muntains. The wird naftalan means a petroleum product an aw, ane that can be obtained thare.
Naftalan | |
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Coordinates: 40°30′24″N 46°49′30″E | |
Country | ![]() |
Rayon | Naftalan |
Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 7,800 |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (AZT) |
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The wird Naftalan, can be tracit tae the Greek wird "naphtha" ("νάφθα"), meanin pertainin tae ile, an the Azerbaijani suffix "-alan", which is o the verb "tae tak" (an literally meanin "ile buyer").[2] It is the centre o a unique petroleum industry, wi a grade o ile referred tae as "Naftalan"[3]. While Naftalan crude ile is too hivy for normal export uises (unlik Azerbaijan's plentiful Caspian Sea ile), it contains aboot 50 percent naphthalene, a hydrocarbon that is the active ingredient in coal tar soaps, which are uised tae treat psoriasis.[4] As sic, it is anerlie uised for medicinal purposes.[2] Fowk uisin the ile generally sit in a bath an are covered in ile up tae thair necks (see petroleum spas belaw).[4]