Baku - Wikipedia
Baku is the primate city of Azerbaijan—it is the sole metropolis in the country, and about 25% of all inhabitants of the country live in Baku's metropolitan area. Baku is divided into twelve administrative raions and 48 townships.
Baku | Location, History, Economy, Map, & Facts | Britannica
2024年12月29日 · Baku, city, capital of Azerbaijan. It lies on the western shore of the Caspian Sea on the southern side of the Abseron Peninsula, around the wide curving sweep of the Bay of Baku. The city derives its importance from its oil industry and its administrative functions.
Baku, Azerbaijan - WorldAtlas
2021年9月2日 · Baku is the capital of Azerbaijan, one of the former Soviet republics. It is located on a small peninsula that juts out into the Caspian Sea. Historically, the city was an important center for the religion of Zoroastrianism and the home of several Jewish communities from Europe and the Caucusas region.
Baku - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Baku (Azerbaijani: Bakı), the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, is situated on the western coast of the Caspian Sea, along the Absheron Peninsula. Known as the "City of Winds," Baku is the cultural, economic, and political hub of Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan - Wikipedia
Azerbaijan, [a] officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, [b] is a transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. [10] It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia's republic of Dagestan to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia and Turkey to the west, and Iran to the south.
Baku Map | Azerbaijan | Detailed Maps of Baku - World Maps
2024年9月29日 · Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, is located on the western coast of the Caspian Sea on the Absheron Peninsula. As the country's largest city, Baku serves as the main political, economic and cultural center of Azerbaijan.
Baku Map - Baku Region, Azerbaijan - Mapcarta
Baku is the capital of Azerbaijan and is the largest city in the Caucasus. Baku's Old Town has UNESCO World Heritage status. Many cultures and architectural styles mix in Baku, in particular Turkish-Islamic elements meet strong Western European and Russian-Eastern European influences. Photo: Sefer azeri, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Baku travel - Lonely Planet | Azerbaijan, Europe
Azerbaijan’s capital Baku (or Bakı in Azeri) is the architectural love child of Paris and Dubai…albeit with plenty of Soviet genes floating half-hidden in the background. Few cities in the world are changing as quickly and nowhere else in the Caucasus do East and West blend as seamlessly or as chaotically.
Discover Baku | Azerbaijan.Travel
Located at an elevation of 28 meters below sea level, Baku is the world’s lowest-lying national capital city. Baku is the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region.
Baku - Wikitravel
2022年9月13日 · Baku, also known as Baky or Bakı, is the largest city in the Caucasus and the capital of Azerbaijan. Baku is on the coast of the Caspian Sea on the southern tip of the Absheron Peninsula. There are three major divisions in Baku: İçəri Şəhər (the ancient city), the Soviet built city, and the newest part of the city.