Sumgayit (; ; also, Sumgait and Sumqayyt)'s a city in Azerbaijan, located near the Caspian Sea, about 30 kilometres away from the capital, Baku. The city has a population of 357,900, making it the third-largest city in Azerbaijan. The city has a territory of 83 km². It was founded on November 22, 1949. Two settlements are within the city administration: Corat and a settlement named after Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev. It's home to Sumqayit State University. History The first reports of settlem… (More on Sumgait)