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450:"SOCAR Tower, Baku - SkyscraperPage.com"
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87:Coordinates
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536:Categories
509:49°52′58″E
506:40°24′18″N
371:References
193:Floor area
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97:40°24′20″N
80:Azerbaijan
488:7 October
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214:Developer
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359:See also
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248:SOCAR
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