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Azerbaijan6, Strolling in Baku4

Baku is the capital of Azerbaijan. It is located on the Absheron peninsula, the u201cheadu201d of the Azerbaijani eagle, in a bay at the Caspian Sea. It is the largest city of Azerbaijan as well as of the South Caucasus and the political, economic and cultural center of Azerbaijan

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Azerbaijan6, Strolling in Baku4

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  1. Azerbaijan 6 Strolling in Baku 4

  2. Baku is located 28 metres (92 ft) below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world and also the largest city in the world located below sea level. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea Baku Marriott Absheron

  3. HeydarAliyev Arena

  4. HeydarAliyev Arena

  5. HeydarAliyev Arena

  6. HeydarAliyev Arena

  7. Sports and Concert Complex named after HeydarAliyev

  8. With its waving ribbon canopies, the new National Gymnastics Arena is a delightful essay in architecture parlante

  9. Baku National Stadium 2015

  10. New monument to Composer GaraQarayev in downtown Baku

  11. New monument to Composer GaraQarayev in downtown Baku

  12. Presidential Administration

  13. Port Baku

  14. Port Baku Complex with residential, public and commercial premises. Tower with 33 floors The building boom has been accelerated by this summer’s Baku 2015 European Games, the inaugural multi-sports event

  15. The Baku International Sea Trade Port, sheltered by the islands of the Baku Archipelago to the east and the Absheron Peninsula to the north, is capable of handling two million tons of general and dry bulk cargoes per year

  16. Port Baku Towers will provide 70,000 square meters of Grade A office space

  17. Like Las Vegas, Baku has a mini-white marble Venice on the seafront with aquamarine canals and charming covered bridges featuring Gothic trefoil arches

  18. mini-white marble Venice

  19. mini Venice

  20. Baku JumeirahBilgah Beach Hotel boasts a spectacular setting on the Caspian Sea

  21. Energy being cheap, the capital of oil-rich Azerbaijan comes alive at night, when almost every building is lit up.

  22. The Flame Towers — a trio of 30-storey towers completed in 2012 — were designed to resemble tongues of fire that glow red and gold in the evening, washed with flickering light evoking a giant bonfire.

  23. The Flame Towers celebrate both the oil of Azerbaijan and the country’s ties to the ancient religion of Zoroastrianism, followers of which believe that fire represents God’s light

  24. The Funicular at night, Baku City

  25. Zoroastrianism had a long history in Azerbaijan

  26. SOCAR Tower (State Oil Company of Azerbaijan). Height 200 m SOCAR Tower is a skyscraper under construction in Baku, Azerbaijan, which will be the tallest building in Azerbaijanonce completed. It is located on HeydarAliyev Avenue

  27. International Mugam Center of Azerbaijan

  28. International Mugam Center of Azerbaijan

  29. The city is renowned for its harsh winds. This is reflected in the city's nickname, the "City of Winds"

  30. Mugham or mugam is one of the many folk musical compositions from Azerbaijan. International Mugam Center of Azerbaijan

  31. A short selection of Azerbaijani mugham, played on the Azerbaijani wind instrument balaban, was included among many cultural achievements of humanity on the Voyager Golden Record, which was attached to the Voyager spacecraft to represent world music. International Mugam Center of Azerbaijan

  32. In 2003, UNESCO recognized mugam as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity International Mugam Center of Azerbaijan

  33. International Mugam Center of Azerbaijan

  34. Azerbaijani wind instrument balaban

  35. In recent years Baku has become an important venue for international events. It hosted the 57th Eurovision Song Contest in 2012 and the 2015 European Games and will host the 2016 European Grand Prix and Euro 2020 International Jazz Festival Baku

  36. Shah Palace Hotel Baku

  37. The city consists of two principal parts: the downtown area and the old Inner City (21.5 ha). Baku's urban population is estimated at just over two million people

  38. Officially, about 25 percent of all inhabitants of the country live in Baku's metropolitan area

  39. Baku museum Modern Art

  40. Baku museum Modern Art The chief designer of the museum is the artist Altay Sadikh-Zadeh; the architect of the building is Jean Nouvel

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