Apsheron (Abseron Yasaqligi) is a peninsula and a Rayon in eastern Caucasus in the historical region of Arran. Today it is a part of the Azerbaijan Republic.
Origin of the name
The name Apsheron is Persian and comes from the Persian word Abshuran (آبشوران) meaning "The place of the Salty Waters".
Demographics
Its inhabitants are from Iranian stock. The prevalent language in the area used to be an Iranian language called Tati of Caucasus which is a Persid language. But today the Turkic Azeri language is used by a majority in the region.
Economy
Apsheron is the site of oil production and is considered environmentally the most polluted area of the world.
A peninsula (from Latin "paene insula", almost island) is a geographical formation consisting of an extension of land from a larger body, surrounded by water on three sides.
Iberian Peninsula, continental Spain and Portugal, Andorra and the British dependency of Gibraltar.
The whole land mass encompassing North and South Korea is a peninsula.
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