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Baku

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Baku is the capital and the largest city of the country of Azerbaijan located on the South of the Absheron Peninsula along the Caspian Sea divided into eleven administrative districts and 48 townshiops with two principal parts namely the downtown and the old Inner City. Its name literally means Wind-pounded city in Persia. Its most of the economy comes from petroleum with mostly populated with Shia Muslims...

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Astara

Astara

Astara is the capital city of the country of South Azerbaijan located in the Southeastern of Azerbaijan along the border with Iran. The name Astara literally means the place where the travel gets slower in Persia. It is famous for the beautiful landmark and architectural monuments such as Babek tower, Nudish village, Hajı Teymur,Karbalayi Hamid Abdulla bath house...

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Shirvan

Shirvan

Shirvan, is the beatiful city and administrative division in the country of Azerbaijan located along the River Kura. It is formerly known as Ali Bairamly in honor of the Ali Bayramov with a population of approximately 68.859 along with o.3% of Meskhetian Turks. Its experiences a hot and dry summer but winters are mild with moderate drought condition with temperature descendance...

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Sumqayit

 Sumqayit

Sumqayit is third largest city in the country located near the Caspian Sea with a population of about 308,700 founded in the year 1949 with two inhabitants namely Corat and Hacı Zeynalabdin. The city is heavily populated due to its industrial development. It is also the home for the Sumqayit State University with famous landmarks such as Absheron Peninsula and Baby Cemetery...

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Absheron Peninsula

Absheron Peninsula

Absheron Peninsula is the biggest and the most populated city in the country of Azerbaijan located east wards to the Caspian Sea. It is basically a mountain with a National park consisting of two metropolitian cities like Sumgayit and Khyrdalan...

Gobustan Rock Art

  Gobustan Rock Art

Gobustan Rock Art is the unique beautiful rivines that give it the name, located south of the Big Caucasian Ridge, along the Jeyrankechmaz river basin. It has been declared as UNESCO World Heritage Site and the National Historical Landmark of the country of Azerbaijan....

Maiden's Tower

Maiden's Tower

The Maiden's Tower was an ancient orthodox cultural affinity tower of the Zoroastrians, Sassanians, Arabs, Persians, Shirvanis, Ottomans and the Azaris located in Baku. It has been listed under the UNESCO World Heritage List and the landmark whuch has been featured on the Azeri currency notes...

Petroglyphs of Qobustan

 Petroglyphs of Qobustan

Petroglyphs of Qobustan is an open air museums in the city of Qobustan located to the west of the city of Baku in the country of Azerbaijan. The museum displays the collection of about 12,000 years old petroglyphs which is also the easiest place to get to and vistit in the country...

Fountain Square

 Fountain Square

The Fountain Square, often and mostly refered to as Parapet is located in the capital city of Baku. It is famous public gathering squares with many boutiques, restaurants, shops, hotels and passage. It also holds many cultural shows and public festivals in the surrounding....

Martyrs' Lane

Maiden's Tower

Martyrs' Lane is largest cementry and memorial of the people killed by the Soviet Army during Black January and to those killed in Nagorno-Karabakh War located in the city of Baku. There are approximately 15,000 people are buried in the cemetery. It is formerly known as the Kirov Park

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