Custom and modernity collide in Azerbaijan's capital city, Baku. Nestled along the coast of the Caspian sea, the city boasts beautiful views and a rich and diverse cultural heritage as well as a ...

Baku’s walls are turreted and curved and despite the proliferation of small shops, each giving you the best price in the entire world, something compels you to slow down and gaze. You see the doors, ...

With its breathtaking and incredible historical sites, Icherisheher is a dazzling destination that wow all who visit. Numerous unique monuments, including the Shirvanshahs Palace complex, mosques and ...

Want to visit Baku? You're in luck. Travelling to Azerbaijan used to mean a convoluted and inconvenient visa process that turned off travellers and stifled tourism. But in January of this year the new ...

At Le Chateau Music Bar in a central Baku basement the music is loud, the lights are low, and the drinks are cheap. It’s a homey atmosphere and many in the crowd are regulars who drink Jägermeister ...

Inner City, or Icherisheher in Azerbaijani, is a historic part and a sight of Baku. Inner City, or Icherisheher in Azerbaijani, is a historic part and a sight of Baku, which a must-see place for the ...

I’d never leave this neighbourhood,” says Musa, blithely tossing a pair of dice onto the backgammon board in front of him. “It hasn’t changed much, and I like that.” The 75-year-old retiree, who’s ...

Largest country in the South Caucasus Capital is Baku; second city is Ganja Located on Caspian Sea’s western shore Population is about 9.6 million people Area is 86,600 square kilometres The city is ...

TO the north of Baku Boulevard, the namesake promenade that separates the capital of Azerbaijan from its Caspian Sea waterfront, stands the Maiden Tower. The eight-story stone structure, which dates ...

When did Baku become a modern city? Baku began to become a modern city in 1872, when the Russian tsarist power established what is now called a concession for oil field development. From that moment, ...

19 August 2014 JEDDAH - Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, Chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC) recently visited Baku, the capital city of the Republic of Azerbaijan. He surveyed two of KHC managed ...

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