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Places to see in Azerbaijan

12 of the 20 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

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  Palace of the ShirvanshahsUNESCO

  Şirvanşahlar Sarayı Bakı

  Fort · Baku

  The Palace of the Shirvanshahs is a 15th-century palace built by the Shirvanshahs and described by UNESCO as "one of the pearls of Azerbaijan's architecture".

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Urek Meniashvili (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Gobustan State Historical and Cultural ReserveUNESCO

  Qobustan Dövlət Qoruğu

  Ruins · Baku

  Gobustan State Historical and Cultural Reserve is a protected historic and natural site in Azerbaijan, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) southwest of Baku, near the settlement of Gobustan.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Rəcəb Yaxşı (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Palace of Shaki KhansUNESCO

  Şəki Xan Sarayı

  Fort · Shaki

  The Palace of Shaki Khans in Shaki, northwestern Azerbaijan, is a historic monument that once served as the summer residence of the Shaki khans. It was constructed in 1797 under the rule of Muhammad Husayn Khan Mushtaq.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Ludvig14 (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Maiden TowerUNESCO

  Qız Qalası

  Fort · Baku

  The Maiden Tower is a 12th-century monument in the Old City, Baku, Azerbaijan. Along with the Shirvanshahs' Palace, dated to the 15th century, it forms a group of historic monuments listed in 2001 under the UNESCO World Heritage List of Historical Monuments as cultural property, Category III.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Ludvig14 (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Old CityUNESCO

  İçəri Şəhər

  Fort · Baku

  Old City or Inner City is the historical core of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. The Old City is the most ancient part of Baku, which is surrounded by walls. In 2007, the Old City had a population of about 3,000 people.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Interfase (Public domain). Map

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  Baku

  Bakı

  City · Baku

  Baku is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and in the Caucasus region. Baku is 28 metres (92 ft) below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world and the largest city in the world below sea level.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Ludvig14 (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Stepanakert

  Xankəndi

  Town · Khankendi

  Stepanakert, or Khankendi, is a city in the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan. The city was under the control and the capital city of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh prior to the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in the region.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Adam Jones (CC BY-SA 2.0). Map

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  Ganja

  Gəncə

  City · Ganja

  Ganja is Azerbaijan's third largest city, with a population of around 335,600. The city has been a historic and cultural center throughout most of its existence.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Sefer azeri (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Nakhchivan

  Naxçıvan

  City · Nakhchivan

  Nakhchivan is the capital and largest city of the eponymous Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, a true exclave of Azerbaijan, located 450 km (280 mi) west of Baku.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Compiled by TagaworShah, Individual authors credited above (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  We Are Our Mountains

  Qələbə Parkı

  Memorial · Khankendi

  We Are Our Mountains is a monument north of Stepanakert in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Benoît Prieur (CC0). Map

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  Ateshgah of Baku

  Atəşgah Məbədi

  Museum · Baku

  The Ateshgah of Baku, Azerbaijani: Atəşgah), often called the "Fire Temple of Baku", is a syncretic temple in Surakhany town. Sarah Ashurbeyli notes that the Atsh is distorted Atesh (“fire”) and Atshi-Baguan means “Fires of Baguan”, referring to Baku.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Jesper Ahlin Marceta (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Neft Daşları

  Island · Baku

  Neft Daşları is an industrial settlement in Baku, Azerbaijan. The settlement forms part of the municipality of Çilov-Neft Daşları in the Pirallahı raion. It lies 86 km (53 mi) away from Baku and 39 km (24 mi) from the nearest mainland shore in the Caspian Sea.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Interfase (Public domain). Map