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'''Sumqayit''' (''Sumqayıt'' in Azerbaijani; former Russian name ''Sumgait'') is a city in ], located near the ], about 30 kilometres away from the capital, ]. | ||
| The city has become known as a result of massive anti-Armenian pogrom, organized here at the end of February, ], which was the first explosion of ethnic violence in the newest ] history. | The city has become known as a result of massive anti-Armenian pogrom, organized here at the end of February, ], which was the first explosion of ethnic violence in the newest ] history. | ||
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Sumqayit (Sumqayıt in Azerbaijani; former Russian name Sumgait) is a city in Republic of Azerbaijan, located near the Caspian Sea, about 30 kilometres away from the capital, Baku.
The city has become known as a result of massive anti-Armenian pogrom, organized here at the end of February, 1988, which was the first explosion of ethnic violence in the newest Soviet history.