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{{Infobox settlement
|name =Nabran
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'''Nabran''' is a municipality located in the Khachmaz region which is located in [[Khachmaz Rayon]] of [[Azerbaijan]], close to the [[Russia]]-Azerbaijan border.<ref name="Az24">{{Cite web
| title = Azerbaijan 24 - Nabran
| url = http://aze.info/cities/9/
| access-date = 20 May 2010
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110812032218/http://aze.info/cities/9/
| archive-date = 12 August 2011
| url-status = dead
}}</ref> It has a population of 300,000. The municipality consists of the following villages Nabran, [[Dalğalı, Khachmaz|Dalğalı]], [[Turist]], [[Meşəli, Khachmaz|Meşəli]], [[Günəşli, Khachmaz|Günəşli]], [[Samurçay]], and [[Şimal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.belediyye.org/index.php?con=qanun&bkod=3637 |title=Belediyye Informasiya Sistemi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080924083213/http://www.belediyye.org/index.php?con=qanun&bkod=3637 |archive-date=September 24, 2008 |language=az}}</ref> Nabran is the largest region within the Khachmaz Rayon.<ref>{{Cite web
| title = go-to.az - Nabran
| url = http://www.go-to.az/en/nabran.php
| access-date = 20 May 2010
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110706130807/http://www.go-to.az/en/nabran.php
| archive-date = 6 July 2011
| url-status = dead
}}</ref>
Nabran is a 3-hour drive from the capital of Azerbaijan, [[Baku]], and is located on the [[Caspian Sea|Caspian]] seashore in a [[subtropical]] forestland.<ref>{{Cite web
| title = Êóðîðò Íàáðàíü
| url = http://www.trip.ru/2010/03/kurort-nabran/
| access-date = 20 May 2010
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100806001714/http://www.trip.ru/2010/03/kurort-nabran/
| archive-date = 6 August 2010
| url-status = dead
}}</ref> The settlement covers several kilometers.
== Tourism ==
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The village is located in a northeast part of Azerbaijan on the bank of the Caspian Sea and is surrounded by forest. Nabran has a resort zone, and tourists are attracted by the climate, which remains moderate throughout the year: it is dry and warm in summer and wet in winter, but it is not especially frosty.
==Nature==
[[File:Nabran 1845.jpg|thumb|left|One of the forests in Nabran]]
The forested area which is immediately intertwined with the sandy beach is rich with unique trees particular to this area.<ref>{{Cite web
| title = Íàáðàíü - ïîñ¸ëîê ãîðîäñêîãî òèïà
| url=http://planettour.net/nabran.html
| access-date = 20 May 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web
| title = Palma Beach Resort - Nabran
| url=http://www.palma.az/
| access-date = 20 May 2010 }}</ref> In the background, the forests merge with [[Mount Shahdagh]] of [[Greater Caucasus]] Mountain range.<ref name="Az24"/> Due to absence of manufacturing industry and low population density, the sea water is clean compared to heavily industrialized [[Absheron Peninsula]].<ref name="Az24"/> Nabran area is rich with clean drinking water flowing from Mount Shahdagh. In the early 1900s, at [[Zeynalabdin Taghiyev|Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev]]'s initiative, a project was started with an intention to pump the clean drinking water from the area to Baku. The pipe would start from [[Shollar]] village and travel south to [[Hacı Zeynalabdin]] village (formerly known as "Nasosnaya" meaning ''pumping station'' in Russian) in the vicinity of Baku where it would be pumped to the higher ground on which Baku is located. The project was completed in 1917.<ref>{{Cite news
| last = Salahov
| first = Elxan
| title = "Şollar" kəmərindən kimlər su içir?
| newspaper = lent.az
| location = Baku
| date = 25 August 2008
| url = http://www.lent.az/news.php?id=7058
| access-date = 20 May 2010
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110706130858/http://www.lent.az/news.php?id=7058
| archive-date = 6 July 2011
| url-status = dead
}}</ref>
==Recreational facilities==
[[File:Набран 1804.jpg|thumb|right|Nabran Beach]]
Nabran is rich with many recreation facilities offering a wide variety of services from upscale accommodations, athletic activities, children camps to music entertainment.<ref>{{Cite web
| title = ÃÓÁÀ-ÕÀ×ÌÀÇ ÂÈËÀßÒÈ. ÍÀÁÐÀÍÜ
| url = http://naftalan.ru/index.php?option=com_true&Itemid=87&func=viewcategory&catid=12
| access-date = 20 May 2010
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100316203924/http://www.naftalan.ru/index.php?option=com_true&Itemid=87&func=viewcategory&catid=12
| archive-date = 16 March 2010
| url-status = dead
}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news
| last = Muradkhanli
| first = Aygun
| title = Uşaqlara böyüklərsiz istirahət
| newspaper = Azadliq radio
| location = Baku
| date = 23 June 2009
| url = http://www.azadliqradiosu.az/content/article/1760852.html?page=1&x=1#relatedInfoContainer
| access-date = 20 May 2010
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120306204709/http://www.azadliqradiosu.az/content/article/1760852.html?page=1&x=1#relatedInfoContainer
| archive-date = 6 March 2012
| url-status = dead
}}</ref> Most of the accommodations are 2-story cottages or town houses.<ref>{{Cite web
| title = Advant-tour - Nabran
| url = http://www.advantour.com/azerbaijan/hotels/nabran/ober-lux/index.htm
| access-date = 20 May 2010
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100109180641/http://www.advantour.com/azerbaijan/hotels/nabran/ober-lux/index.htm
| archive-date = 9 January 2010
| url-status = dead
}}</ref> The variety of tourists includes domestic visitors, tourists from Russia and [[expats]] working in the capital [[Baku]].<ref name="Az24"/> Throughout the history of the area, Nabran served as the resort for oil workers of [[State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic]]. The company still has two tourist hostels.<ref>{{Cite news
| title = "Geofizik" və "Nabran" istirahət zonaları neftçiləri və onların ailə üzvlərini qəbul etməyə hazırdır
| newspaper = [[SOCAR]]
| location = Baku
| date = 19 June 2009
| url = http://www.socar.az/1609-news-view-az.html
| access-date = 20 May 2010
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110706131414/http://www.socar.az/1609-news-view-az.html
| archive-date = 6 July 2011
| url-status = dead
}}</ref> In 2009, Nabran tourism expansion project was started in order to create more facilities for increasing tourism in the area. A planned amount for the project is $110 million.<ref>{{Cite news
| title = Nabranda yeni kurort mərkəzi inşa olunacaq
| newspaper = Ayna.az
| location = Baku
| date = 19 December 2009
| url = http://www.ayna.az/2009-12-19/xeber/1536-Xachmaz-kurort-Nabran
| access-date = 20 May 2010
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110708043144/http://www.ayna.az/2009-12-19/xeber/1536-Xachmaz-kurort-Nabran
| archive-date = 8 July 2011
| url-status = dead
}}</ref>
==Gallery==
<gallery heights="100" perrow="5">
File:Nabran2.jpg|One of resorts in Nabran
File:Azeri Forest.jpg|Nabran forest next to sandy beach
File:Nabran 1898.jpg|Atlant leisure facility
</gallery>
== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.nabran.ru/ Home page of the resort area of Nabran  www.nabran.ru]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120505042612/http://foto.nabran.ru/ Snapshots of the resort area of Nabran  foto.nabran.ru]
{{Khachmaz Rayon}}
[[Category:Populated places in Khachmaz District]]
[[Category:Resorts in Azerbaijan]]