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Baku is located 28 metres (92 ft) 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. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea
Baku Airport
Heydar Aliyev International Airport is located 20 km northeast of the capital Baku. The airport is the home of Azerbaijan Airlines, the national flag carrier. It is the busiest airport in Azerbaijan and of the Caucasus
The airport has two terminals (northern and southern) and the Baku cargo terminal
Baku Airport
Foreigners or persons
destitute of nationality need valid passport
and a visa issued by
relevant agency of the
Azerbaijan Republic
There is a direct express minibus
route number 116 operating from the airport to Baku city centre. Service runs
every 30 minutes beginning from early in the morning until
late night
Baku National Stadium is a 68,700-seat stadium
Baku National StadiumThe construction of the stadium started on 6 June 2011Along with the stadium, there was also built a number of hotels, parking venue (total 3,617 car places), and green space (81,574 square meters)
Fireworks are set off as performers take part in the European Games closing ceremony
Baku National Stadium
the inaugural European
Games were sometimes
overshadowed by human rights
concerns and censorship
issues
Baku National Stadium
Azerbaijan Carpet and Applied Art Museum displays Azerbaijani carpets and rug items of various weaving techniques and materials from various periods. It is named after Latif Karimov and has the largest collection of Azerbaijani carpets in the world. It moved to a brand new building on the Baku's seafront park during 2014
Baku carpet museum - Articles on display and the statue of the carpet designer Latif Karimov
Azerbaijani carpets were proclaimed "a Masterpiece of Intangible Heritage" by UNESCO
The collection of the museum includes over 10,000 items of ceramics, metal works of the 14th century, jewellery from the Bronze Age, carpets and carpet items from the 17th-20th centuries, national garments and embroidery, and applied art works of the Modern Age
Antique Tabriz rug
In 1998 the museum
participated in
a UNESCO-organized exhibition
in Paris
Central business district
Baku Circus
Demirchi Business Center is a 25-storeyed building with total area of 29800 square meters
Demirchi Tower
Demirchi Tower
Kempinski Hotel Badamdar
Khagani Garden in Baku
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The Central Bank building
The Central Bank building
The Central Bank building faces a Statue of Heyder Aliyev the father of modern Azerbaijan
The Baku White City Office Building
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Presentation: Sanda Foişoreanu
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