2 HEYDAR ALIYEV INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
The airport is located 20 km northeast of Baku, connected to the city by a modern highway. It is the busiest airport in Azerbaijan and of the Caucasus. The airport serves as the home base for flag carrier Azerbaijan Airlines.
DIRECT DAILY FLIGHTS – Istanbul, Moscow, Dubai, Kiev, Doha, Ankara, Frankfurt, Aktau, Tehran, Tbilisi
SEVERAL TIMES PER WEEK - New York, London, Paris, Milan, Prague, Bagdad, Alma-Ata
AIRLINES OPERATE - Azerbaijan Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Qatar Airway, Lufthansa, Aeroflot Fly Dubai, Wizz Air, Nord Star.
3 ATESHGAH FIRE TEMPLE GOBUSTAN NATIONAL PARK THE PENTAGONAL COMPLEX, WHICH HAS A COURTYARD SURROUNDED BY CELLS FOR MONKS AND A TETRA PILLAR-ALTAR IN THE MIDDLE, WAS BUILT DURING THE 17TH AND 18TH CENTURIES. THE BAKU ATESHGAH WAS A IS A HILL AND MOUNTAIN SITE OCCUPYING THE SOUTHEAST END OF THE GREATER CAUCASUS MOUNTAIN RIDGE PILGRIMAGE AND PHILOSOPHICAL CENTRE OF ZOROASTRIANS FROM NORTH-WESTERN INDIAN SUBCONTINENT, IN AZERBAIJAN, MAINLY IN THE BASIN OF JEYRANKECHMAZ RIVER, BETWEEN THE RIVERS PIRSAGAT AND SUMGAIT. IT IS WHO WERE INVOLVED IN TRADE WITH THE CASPIAN AREA VIA THE FAMOUS "GRAND TRUNK ROAD". THE FOUR LOCATED WEST OF THE SETTLEMENT OF GOBUSTAN, ABOUT 40 MILES (64 KM) SOUTHWEST OF THE CENTRE OF BAKU ON THE HOLY ELEMENTS OF THEIR BELIEF WERE: ATESHI (FIRE), BADI (AIR), ABI (WATER), AND HEKI (EARTH). WEST BANK OF THE CASPIAN SEA.
MUD VOLCANOES YANAR DAG OVER A THOUSAND MUD VOLCANOES ARE KNOWN TO EXIST IN THE WORLD, AND SOME 400 YANAR DAG FLAME BURNS FAIRLY STEADILY, AS IT INVOLVES A STEADY SEEP OF GAS FROM THE SUBSURFACE. IT IS OF THOSE ARE IN THE COASTAL AREA OF AZERBAIJAN. CLAIMED THAT THE YANAR DAG FLAME WAS ONLY NOTED WHEN ACCIDENTALLY LIT BY A SHEPHERD IN THE 1950S. 4 MAIDEN TOWER OLD CITY IS A 12TH CENTURY MONUMENT IN THE OLD CITY, BAKU, AZERBAIJAN. THE SHIRVANSHAHS' PALACE, DATED TO THE IS A 12TH CENTURY MONUMENT IN THE OLD CITY, BAKU, AZERBAIJAN. THE SHIRVANSHAHS' PALACE, DATED TO THE 15TH CENTURY, IT FORMS AN ENSEMBLE OF HISTORIC MONUMENTS INSCRIBED IN 2001 UNDER THE UNESCO WORLD 15TH CENTURY, IT FORMS AN ENSEMBLE OF HISTORIC MONUMENTS INSCRIBED IN 2001 UNDER THE UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE LIST OF HISTORICAL MONUMENTS AS CULTURAL PROPERTY, CATEGORY III. IT IS ONE OF AZERBAIJAN'S HERITAGE LIST OF HISTORICAL MONUMENTS AS CULTURAL PROPERTY, CATEGORY III. IT IS ONE OF AZERBAIJAN'S MOST DISTINCTIVE NATIONAL EMBLEMS, AND IS THUS FEATURED ON AZERI CURRENCY NOTES AND OFFICIAL MOST DISTINCTIVE NATIONAL EMBLEMS, AND IS THUS FEATURED ON AZERI CURRENCY NOTES AND OFFICIAL LETTERHEADS. LETTERHEADS.
5 CULTURE
HEYDAR ALIYEV CULTURAL CENTRE MUSEUM OF AZERBAIJAN HISTORY MUGAM CENTRE CARPET MUSEUM OPERA AND BALLET THEATER MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
CITY SIGHTS FLAME TOWERS CRYSTL HALL FLAG SQUARE BAKU EYE BAKU BOULEVARD
6 ENTERTAINMENT Art Galleries, IMAX cinema, National and International Cuisine Restaurants / Cafes
SHOPPING Port Baku Mall, Ganjlik Mall, 28 Mall, Park Bulvar Mall, Neftchilar Avenue
NIGHTLIFE Concert Halls, Night Clubs, Pubs
7 QUBA – 190km from Baku Forest, Landscape, Seaside
SHAHDAG – 200 km from Baku Ski Resort
GABALA – 220km from Baku Gabalaland, “Yeddi Gozal” Waterfalls, Black Forests, Gabala Ski Resort, Gabala Shooting Club
SHEKI – 290km from Baku Karanvansaray, Sheki “Khan Saray”, Marhal 8
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