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Kıncıvo

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Kıncıvo
Municipality
Country Azerbaijan
RayonLerik
Population
 • Total
202
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+5 (AZT)

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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