Corat

Corat (Ҹорат, جورات; also Jorat and Dzhorat) is a town and municipality in Sumqayit, Azerbaijan. The Corat is located on the shore of the Caspian Sea. The village of Corat is located 35 km northwest of Baku, on the Western shore of the Caspian Sea, on a plain.

It has a population of 13700.

Etymology
The name of settlement comes from the name of the Mongolian tribe Joyrat.

History
Historical sources indicate that this settlement was one of the ancient settlements. In the IV-VII centuries BC, there was a settlement on the coast of the Caspian Sea, known for its large caravanserais and gardens. Corat, historically, engaged in fishing, gardening and melon farming, as well as animal husbandry.

The old garden plots of Corat — "Chalur", “Dahna", “Hajj", “astanbey", “Mamali", “Habib's garden” - are remembered by elderly residents.

After the establishment of Soviet power, the October collective farm was established in Corat. In 1949, in connection with the construction of the city of Sumqayit, this collective farm was liquidated, its property and territory were transferred to the Voroshilov collective farm in the village of Dvortsovy, which became part of Sumqayit.

At that time, the new Corat was being built and growing. In 1984-85, an all-Union competition was announced for the reconstruction of the village while preserving the old style. However, due to subsequent events, the project was not implemented.

According to Jamil Guliyev, representative of the head of the executive authority of the city of Sumqayit in the village of Corat, this settlement has been ignored for years. It was only thanks to the care of the current city administration, Chief Executive Vagif Aliyev, that large-scale landscaping work began in the village.

The city's water supply, gas, and light are uninterrupted. Landscaping work continued this year. Sports competitions, cultural events with the participation of young people are constantly in the spotlight of the executive office.

Geography
Currently, the area of the village is 225.6 hectares. The average temperature is 3.1 degrees in January and 24.9 degrees in August. The lowest air temperature of -13 degrees was observed in January, and the warmest temperature of +40 degrees was recorded in August. The annual rainfall is 185 mm. The north wind for the city of Corat Khazri and the south wind are characteristic of Gilavar.