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Primary Information Museums and Places to Visit Shopping close to Museums and Primary information the conference places to visit Tours venue - Plugsocket -28 Mall -Museum of History -Icerisheher(Old City) - Currency -PARK Bulvar -Carpet Museum -Yanardagh - National cuisine -Ganjlik Mall -Museum of Art -Ateshgah - Restaurants -Bravo supermarket -National Art Museum -Qobustan - Useful phrases: -Bazarstore -Boulevard -Nobel Brothers Home Hello-Salam Museum Thanks-Cokh sagh ol -Highland park baku Good bye-Sagh ol Yes-Beli No-Kheyr (or yokh) Where is...?-… haradadir? How much is it?-bu necheyedir? Primary information Plug socket Type C socket is standart socket type used in Azerbaijan with 2 pins, 2.5 A, almost 220 – 240 V, socket compatible with plug Primary information Currency 1 USD – 1.7000 AZN 1 EUR – 1.8850 AZN 1 GBP – 2.2004 AZN 1 RUB – 0.0273 AZN 1 TRY – 0.2858 AZN For more information: https://www.cbar.az/currency/rates?language =en National cuisine Azerbaijan is an ancient country with an amazingly beautiful and diverse nature, hospitable people, and unique culture and traditions. Azerbaijani cuisine is one of the most interesting cuisines in the Caucasus and deservedly enjoys wide recognition. Pilaf with fragrant saffron, juicy kebabs roasted over coals, freshly-caught fish, and sweet fruit and honey for dessert - Azerbaijan’s cuisine is full of flavors and surprises. Hospitality is a large part of Azerbaijani culture, and cuisine is no exception. Food culture is so rich that dolma (stuffed grape leaves) and its central place in Azerbaijani culture and families have been recognized in the UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Many dishes are delicious and healthy, which is why Azerbaijan is a country of centenarians. Beef and mutton are common, as are poultry, fish, fruits and vegetables. Spices include dill, coriander, mint, chives and basil can be found in many of the dishes, giving them full and rich flavors. The result is a wide variety of dishes that are substantial and nutritious, full of familiar and unusual flavors. But don’t think that this is a whole list - there are endless foods to try in Azerbaijan. Whether you want a hearty soup (like piti) or a quick snack (kutab) or something to satisfy a sweet tooth (baklava), you’ll find plenty to explore. And the more you travel around Azerbaijan, the more you’ll discover, since each region (and each cook) has their own recipes that bring out new flavors and delights. Restaurants close to the conference venue Restaurants with international cuisine: Mari Vanna-Russian cuisine For more information (https://ginza.ru/baku/restaurant/marivanna) Vapiano-European cuisine There are wide variety of For more information restaurants that serve (https://www.instagram.com/vapiano_baku/) delicious azerbaijani and Sahil Bar Restaurant-International cuisine foreign cuisine in Baku For more information (http://www.sahilbaku.az/?gclid=Cj0KCQiA6IHwBRCJ ARIsALNjViVXXXcga9_lkupSz3PsySWnEOKgXVpoy 2gBNM5hJ0i7018xETjUQpQaAgmlEALw_wcB) Restaurants with traditional cuisine: Burc-Qala For more information https://www.instagram.com/burcqala/ Ciz-Biz For more information https://www.facebook.com/yenirestoran/ Furuze For more information https://www.firuzerestoran.az/en/menu Restaurants close to the conference venue 28 Mall Mall 28, the ultimate leisure, entertainment and shopping destination opened on 15th September 2012. Strategically located in the heart of the city. And this 25000 retail square meter Mall offers a full range of shopping, leisure, and entertainment for all its customers. Mall 28 features around 70 international and local brands including department, fashion, lifestyle, sports, electronics and home furnishing and has an electric retail mix. Also its equipped with a large family entertainment area, a 6 screen multiplex cinema. And over 16 coffee shops and restaurants. Mall 28 is a landmark development within the Pasha construction and welcomes huge number of visitors on a daily basis. For more information: https://www.mall28.az/stores Restaurants close to the conference venue Park Bulvar Park Bulvar is one of the first shopping malls in Baku. Baku residents visit Park Bulvar for doing shopping as well as eating or entertaining. The mall mostly offers the clothing, shoes, jewellery, souvenirs of international brands. In the floor 0 Bazarstore is located, where dairy, meat, bakery products are on sale. For more information: https://parkbulvar.az/ Restaurants close to the conference venue Ganjlik Mall Ganjlik Mall Shopping Center With its grand central atrium and equally impressive external facades, Azerbaijan’s largest shopping mall seamlessly blends form with function to deliver a premier shopping experience in a building that can be described as nothing less than a trophy property. Brands are located in a vast area with an area of 55,000 m2. The Mall also has a new hypermarket. For more information: https://www.mallganjlik.az/en/ Restaurants close to the conference venue Bravo Supermarket Bravo Supermarket chains are one of the biggest supermarket chains in Azerbaijan with its wide variety of products and highly affordable prices For more information: https://www.bravosupermarket.az/#/ Restaurants close to the conference venue Bazarstore Bazarstore supermarket chains are another one of the largest supermarket chains in Azerbaijan. For more information: http://www.bazarstore.az/en/ Museums and places to visit Museum of History The National Museum of History of Azerbaijan is the largest museum in Azerbaijan, located in Baku, in the former mansion of Azerbaijani oil magnate and philanthropist Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev. It was founded in 1920 and opened to visitor in 1921 For more informatione: http://www.azhistorymuseum.az /?lng=en Museums and places to visit Carpet Museum Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum displays Azerbaijani carpets and rug items of various weaving techniques and materials from various periods. It has the largest collection of Azerbaijani carpets in the world. It moved to a new building on the Baku's seafront park during 2014 from its former location on Neftchiler Avenue More information click here: http://azcarpetmuseum.az/front/en/article/134 Museums and places to visit National Art Museum of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan National Museum of Art is the biggest art museum of Azerbaijan. It was founded in 1936 in Baku and in 1943 was named after Rustam Mustafayev, a prominent Azerbaijani scenic designer and theater artist. The museum consists of two buildings standing next to each other. The museum's total collection includes over 15,000 artworks. There are over 3,000 items in 60 rooms on permanent display. About 12,000 items are kept in storage. The museum changes the exhibits periodically so that more of these artworks can be displayed temporarily. Currently, the museum is located on 2 buildings which were built in the 19th century. More information click here: http://museu.ms/museum/details/17332/azerbaijan- national-museum-of-art Museums and places to visit Baku Boulevard The Boulevard along the Caspian is a beautiful, several kilometer long parkway that is a real gem of the city. Baku Boulevard (also known as National Park) is a promenade established in 1909 which runs parallel to Baku's seafront. Its history goes back more than 100 years, to a time when Baku oil barons built their mansions along the Caspian shore and when the seafront was artificially built up inch by inch. The park is about 3 km and 750 m in size and located in south coast of the Caspian Sea. It starts at the National Flag Square and ends at Freedom Square. According to the Azerbaijan Cabinet of Ministers, the boulevard's size is expected to reach 26 km, which will cover areas including Bibiheyb?t and Bay of Baku by 2015. More information click here: http://bulvar.gov.az/en/ Museums and places to visit Highland Park of Baku Highland park, well known as ‘’Viewing Square’’, and earlier in Soviet era as ‘’Sergei Kirov park’’ is one of the most favourite places in Baku to have walk, rest, and enjoy the sea view. There you can take rest by breathing fresh air, viewing the city, drinking tea in the Highland Park Café , while listening to the classic lounge music. It’s the best place to relax, that is located right in the heart of Baku. Tours Icerisheher(Old City) 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 which were easily defended. In 2007, the Old City had a population of about 3000 people. In December 2000, the Old City of Baku, including the Palace of the Shirvanshahs and Maiden Tower, became the first location in Azerbaijan to be classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. For more information: https://icherisheher.gov.az/en/35-tarixi-arayish/ Tours Yanardagh Yanar Dag is a natural gas fire which blazes continuously on a hillside on the Absheron Peninsula on the Caspian Sea near Baku. Flames jet into the air 3 metres (9.8 ft) from a thin, porous sandstone layer. Administratively, Yanar Dag belongs to Absheron District of Azerbaijan. For more information: http://yanardag.az/ Tours Ateshgah Ateshgah, often called the "Fire Temple of Baku" is a castle-like religious temple in Surakhani town , a suburb in Baku, Azerbaijan. The temple was used as a Hindu, Sikh, and Zoroastrian place of worship. The pentagonal complex, which has a courtyard surrounded by cells for monks and a tetrapillar-altar in the middle, was built during the 17th and 18th centuries. It was abandoned in the late 19th century, probably due to the dwindling of the Indian population in the area. For more information: http://ateshgahtemple.az/en/ Tours Gobustan Gobustan State Reserve located west of the settlement of Gobustan, about 40 miles (64 km) southwest of the centre of Baku was established in 1966 when the region was declared as a national historical landmark of Azerbaijan in an attempt to preserve the ancient carvings, mud volcanoes and gas-stones in the region.
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