Vahid Monument: Tribute to Azerbaijan's Greatest Poet in Baku
The Vahid Monument in Baku celebrates the figure of poet Aliağa Vahid (1895–1965), master of the classical Azerbaijani ghazal, at …
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Ali Shamsi Workshop: Surrealist Art and Azerbaijani Folklore in Baku's Old City
The Ali Shamsi Workshop, in the heart of Baku's old town, is a space where surrealism fuses with Azerbaijani folklore: walls paint…
Yanardag: the Burning Mountain That Has Been Ablaze for Centuries in Azerbaijan
Yanardag — "Burning Mountain" in Azerbaijani — is a unique natural phenomenon on the Absheron Peninsula: a hillside from which ete…
Yeddi Gozel Waterfall: the Seven Beauties of the Guba Mountains
Yeddi Gozel ("Seven Beauties" in Azerbaijani) is a seven-tiered stepped waterfall in the Guba Mountains, northern Azerbaijan: a sp…
Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Baku: complete traveller's guide
Heydar Aliyev International Airport is the main gateway to Azerbaijan and a modern hub between Europe and Asia. We explain how to …
Baku, Azerbaijan: complete guide to discovering the Pearl of the Caucasus
Baku combines a UNESCO World Heritage Old City with a futuristic Flame Towers skyline, a seafront promenade on the Caspian and a c…
Ateshgah Fire Temple: the sanctuary of eternal fire in Baku
The Ateshgah Temple in Surakhany (Baku) is a 17th-century sanctuary where Zoroastrians and Hindus worshipped the eternal fire that…
Yashil Bazar: the green market where the soul of Baku beats
Yashil Bazar (Green Bazaar) is Baku's most authentic market: a feast of colours and aromas where spices, exotic fruits, Caucasus c…
Baku Carpet Museum: the history of Azerbaijani textile art in a unique building
The Baku Carpet Museum houses the world's most comprehensive collection of historical and contemporary Azerbaijani carpets, in a s…
Diri Baba Mausoleum: the Sufi shrine carved into the rock of Azerbaijan
The Diri Baba Mausoleum (1402) in Maraza is one of the masterpieces of Shirvan-Absheron architecture: a three-storey Islamic shrin…
Mausoleum of the Seven Domes (Yeddi Gumbaz): the necropolis of the khans of Shamakhi
The Yeddi Gumbaz Mausoleum ("Seven Domes") in Shamakhi is an 18th-century necropolis where the rulers of the Shamakhi Khanate rest…
Albanian Church of Kish: the oldest Christian temple in the Caucasus, in Sheki
The Church of Kish, near Sheki (Azerbaijan), is one of the oldest temples in the Caucasus: built in the 1st century AD as the cath…