Jeyranbatan reservoir

Jeyranbatan reservoir
Jeyranbatan reservoir
Location	Absheron Rayon, Azerbaijan
Coordinates	40°30′24″N 49°41′04″E / 40.50667°N 49.68444°E / 40.50667; 49.68444
Type	reservoir
Primary inflows	Samur-Absheron channel
Basin countries	Azerbaijan
Max. length	8.74 km (5.43 mi)
Max. width	2.15 km (1.34 mi)
Surface area	13.9 km2 (5.4 sq mi)
Average depth	14.5 m (48 ft)
Max. depth	28.5 m (94 ft)
Water volume	186 million cubic metres (151,000 acre⋅ft)
Shore length1	23.3 km (14.5 mi)
Settlements	Baku, Sumgayit, Ceyranbatan
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Jeyranbatan reservoir (Azerbaijani: Ceyranbatan su anbarı) is a reservoir in the Absheron Rayon in eastern part of Azerbaijan. It is located between Baku and Sumgayit cities, next to Ceyranbatan settlement 20 km from Baku.^[1][2] In Azerbaijani language Jeyranbatan means "the place where the gazelle has drowned" which refers to an ancient legend related to the naming of city of Sumgayit.