Baku (Azerbaijan)
Baku is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located 28 metres below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world and also the largest city in the world located below sea level. Baku lies on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, alongside the Bay of Baku. At the beginning of 2009, Baku's urban population was estimated at just over two million people. Officially, about 25% of all inhabitants of the country live in Baku's metropolitan area. Baku is the sole metropolis in Azerbaijan.
Baku is divided into twelve administrative raions and 48 townships. Among these are the townships on the islands of the Baku Archipelago, and the town of Oil Rocks built on stilts in the Caspian Sea, 60 kilometres away from Baku.
- Old City
- Flame Towers
- Maiden Tower
- Heydar Aliyev Center
- Shirvanshahs' Palace complex
- Baku Boulevard
- Nizami Street
- Bibi Heybat Mosque
- Azerbaijan Carpet Museum
- Martyrs' Lane
- Taza Pir Mosque
- Nizami Museum of Literature
- Teze bazar
- Fountains Square
- City Walls
- Azerbaijan State Carpet Museum
- Funicular
- Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater
- Museum of Miniature Books
- Juma Mosque
- Park Boulevard
- Palace of Happiness
- Azerbaijan State Museum of Arts
- National Flag Square
- Parachute tower
- Crystal Hall
- Azerbaijan State Museum of History
- Parliament
- National Academy of Science of Azerbaijan
- Alley of Honor
- Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Hall
- Baku Puppet Theatre
- International Mugham Center of Azerbaijan
- Baku City Executive Power
- Neftchilar Avenue
- SOCAR Tower
- State Theater for Young Spectators
- National Academic Theatre
- The Museum Centre
- Rostropovich Museum
- Armenian Church, Baku
- Holy Myrrhbearers Cathedral