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INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY [1988]
Mail address Narimanov Avenue 31 , 370143 Baku
Sponsoring agency Azerbaijan Academy of Sciences
Nature Academic
Mission Research
Scope of interest Physical and social geography of
Azerbaijan; study of its natural condition and resources; Nature
protection; research on soil, climate, radiation, heat
balance; compilation of maps and atlases; aerospace methods
application to geography
Research program
Locations Azerbaijan
Subjects Landscape mapping and toponomy, general
climatology, agrometeorology, land hydrology, economic and social
geography, geomorphology, paleogeography, forest soils, arid
forest soils, steppe forest soils, Nature protection,
rational utilization of resources
Status Ongoing
Findings Reduction of environmental pollution
Internal Organization
Chief official Director
Divisions Physical Geography and Cartography,
Climatology, Land Hydrology, Economic and Social Geography,
Geomorphology, Paleogeography, Forest Soil, Geography, Nature
Protection and Its Rational Utilization
Professional staff 185
Total staff 197
Facilities
Office Laboratories for forest and steppe
forest soils, biogeography, protection and use of fauna and
flora, protection and use of soil, water resources
Computer catalog Contains all necessary
literature and documentation; includes Publications from
abroad
Subcenters Experimental and field stations
throughout republic'
Exchange Facilities Provided for visiting
scientists
Publications
Serials Trudy (transactions), Izvestiye
(newsletter), Nauk o Zemle (earth sciences)
Other Numerous maps for different purposes
compiled; annual transactions of Institute available
Publications list Available
History
Established in 1945