Baku

BAKU Being a capital of Azerbaijan Republic, Baku also is the biggest city not only in Azerbaijan but in the Caucasus also. The city is located on the Absheron peninsula. Also, this is the lowest capital city. 25% of Azerbaijani […]

BAKU

Being a capital of Azerbaijan Republic, Baku also is the biggest city not only in Azerbaijan but in the Caucasus also. The city is located on the Absheron peninsula. Also, this is the lowest capital city. 25% of Azerbaijani people live in Baku due to its size and job opportunities in the city.

Historical Monuments

The city has 12 administrative districts and 48 townships. And the small town’s other name is Oil Rocks that located 60km away from the city. It is on the shore of the Caspian Sea. Baku is not only the symbol of modernity but also the symbol of uniqueness. You will see the walled old city of Baku that dates back to the 12th century. Two monuments in the old city, Shirvanshah’s Palace and Maiden Tower entered to the World Heritage Sites of UNESCO.

The meaning of Baku is “City of the Winds” and is 1 of the 10 best cities with its nightlife activities.

Touristic places to visit in Baku:

• Highland Park – which is the highest spot of the Baku. From the park, you will see a panorama of
  the city which you will be able to see major buildings like, Flame Towers, Parliament Building, State Tv Chanel Building and Broadcast Tower, Martyrs’ Lane, Chrystal Hall, National Flag Square and many more…
• Baku Seaside Park ( Boulevard)  – is a 34673 m² park is in the alongside the shore of the Caspian Sea which is the second largest in Europe after park located in the Paris alongside Seine River.
• Old City – The Walled City of Shirvanshahs’ dates back to 12th century Baku and since the 15th century was the capital of the country.
• Maiden Tower – Located in Old City, Maiden Tower is basically the symbol of Baku. Built in the 12th century for defense purposes.
• Miniature Book Museum – Icherisheher (Old City) is also home to the biggest miniature book museum of the world. There you will be fascinated by 3750 mini books that were published in 73 different countries as well as the book that is 0,75mm and only can be red by microscope.
• Shirvanshahs Palace Complex – This complex includes, Palace – The Residential Building of Shah, Mosque, Hamam, Divan, Tomb of Shirvanshahs, Tomb of Seyid Yahya Bakuvi, Eastern Gate.
• Haydar Aliyev Cultural Center – The last destination of the tour will be the spectacular work of Zaha Hadid that is built in 2012 and covers 57,500 m2 area.
• Gobustan – This Archeological monument is located in Azerbaijan, 56 km from the capital city, Baku. The artifacts and rock carvings that date back to 13th millennium BC.
• Mud Volcanoes – There have Mud volcanoes in many parts of the world. But 1/3 of the mud volcanoes are in Azerbaijan, at a depth of 16,000 km²!
• Ateshgah (Fire Temple) – is a fire temple built in the 17th-18th centuries in the place of the eternal flames of natural gas.
• Yanardagh (Fire Mountain)  – This natural burning flame became as a result of the emergence of natural gas at the foot of the mountain.