Azerbaijan

🏛 History

1 Old City (Icherisheher)

UNESCO-listed walled city with the Maiden Tower and the Shirvanshahs’ Palace.

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🌆 City sights

2 Flame Towers

Three towers lit up at night — best seen from Highland Park.

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🖼 Museums & architecture

3 Heydar Aliyev Center

Museum and exhibitions in Zaha Hadid’s flowing building.

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🏖 Sea & beaches

4 Baku Boulevard

Seaside promenade along the Caspian with cafés and Little Venice.

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🏛 History

5 Nizami Mausoleum

Monument to the great poet Nizami Ganjavi.

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6 Shah Abbas Mosque

17th-century mosque in the heart of the city.

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🌆 City sights

7 Javad Khan Street

Pedestrian street lined with restored historic buildings.

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🌿 Nature

8 Goygol National Park

Emerald lake and forests beneath Mount Kapaz.

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9 Tufandag Mountain Resort

Cable car views, skiing in winter and hiking in summer.

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10 Nohur Lake

A calm lake ringed by mountains, ideal for picnics.

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🌿 Nature

11 Seven Beauties Waterfall

Seven cascades tumbling through the forest.

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🎡 Entertainment

12 Gabaland

Amusement park for the whole family.

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🏛 History

13 Palace of Shaki Khans

UNESCO-listed palace famed for shebeke stained glass and frescoes.

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14 Upper Caravanserai

Historic inn where Silk Road merchants once stayed.

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15 Kish Albanian Church

One of the oldest churches in the Caucasus.

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16 Gelersen-Gorersen Fortress

Hilltop medieval fortress with sweeping views.

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