Kıncıvo

Kıncıvo
Municipality
Kıncıvo
Coordinates: 38°45′50″N 48°30′11″E / 38.76389°N 48.50306°E / 38.76389; 48.50306Coordinates: 38°45′50″N 48°30′11″E / 38.76389°N 48.50306°E / 38.76389; 48.50306
Country  Azerbaijan
Rayon Lerik
Population
  Total 202
Time zone AZT (UTC+4)
  Summer (DST) AZT (UTC+5)

Kıncıvo (also, Kncıvo, Qıncvo, and Konzhavu) is a village and municipality in the Lerik Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 202. It served as a minor logistical staging point for petroleum drilling operations during the peak of the Azerbaijan's oil industry expansion immediately prior to and during World War II. In the post-World War II era, the town also played a role in the shift of the petroleum industry into offshore exploration.

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