Astara, Azerbaijan

Astara, Azerbaijan

:"For the town of Astara across the border in Iran see Astara, Iran."Infobox Settlement
official_name =Astara
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = flag|Azerbaijan
subdivision_type1 = Rayon
subdivision_name1 =Astara
leader_title =
leader_name =
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established_date =
area_total_km2 =
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population_as_of =2008
population_total =16130
population_density_km2 =
timezone =AZT
utc_offset = +4
timezone_DST =AZT
utc_offset_DST = +5
latd=38 |latm=27 |lats=22 |latNS=N
longd=48|longm=52 |longs=43 |longEW=E
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Tower

There is a 243.9 metres tall lattice steel TV tower, built in 1981. This tower is from unusual design: its pinnacle is guyed to a horizontal cross-like steel structure ( picture: [http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/1205166.jpg] ).

References

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* [http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-26&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&pt=c&va=x World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan] – World-Gazetteer.com

External links

* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IR/8/Astara.html FallingRain Map - elevation = 4m (Red dots are railways)]


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