🌊 "Atlantis of the Soviets," an iron city in the middle of the sea that exists.
In the middle of the Caspian Sea, dozens of kilometers away from the coast of Azerbaijan, there is a city on an iron pole above the water, with more than 200 kilometers of roads, apartment buildings, hospitals, cafeterias, and parks. This city is Neft Dašlar, or "Oil Rocks," the world's first offshore industrial city.
The city was built from 1949 after the discovery of the undersea oil field. Soviet engineers sank old ships to make foundations, before construction of the rig and expanding it to become a network of small-sea cities where thousands of workers once spent their lives.
In its heyday, it had movie houses, stadiums and green spaces, earning it the nickname "Atlantis of the Soviets," but as new oil fields and modern technology took over, the city's importance declined; many parts of the structure deteriorated and were swallowed up by the sea.
However, Neft Dašlar has not been completely abandoned, because some areas still produce oil and have workers stationed to date, marking one of the most ambitious engineering projects of the 20th century that still stands in the middle of the sea to this day.


















































































