City Details: Baku
A few alternate names for Baku are: BAK, Bacu, Bacú, Baki, Bako, Bakoe, Bakou, Baku, Bakue, Bakuo
Baku is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and in the Caucasus region. Baku is 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 below sea level. Baku lies on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, on the Bay of Baku. Baku's urban population was estimated at two million people as of 2009. Baku is the primate city of Azerbaijan—it is the sole metropolis in the country, and about 25% of all inhabitants of the country live in Baku's metropolitan area.
General Information
- Official Name: Azerbaijan
- Common Name: Azerbaijan
- Population: 1116513
- Timezone: Asia/Baku
- Coordinates: 40.37767, 49.89201
- Country Code: AZE
- Continent: Europe, Asia
Closest Airports to Baku
- 1. Zabrat Airport (ZXT), distance from city center: 14.94 km
- 2. Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD), distance from city center: 16.47 km
- 3. Gabala International Airport (GBB), distance from city center: 190.65 km
Location of Baku
Country Details
- Country: Azerbaijan
- Official Name: Republic of Azerbaijan
- Capital: Baku
- Region: Asia
- Subregion: Western Asia
- Population: 10,110,116
- Area: 86,600 km²
- Languages: Azerbaijani
- Currency: Azerbaijani manat (₼)
- Timezones: UTC+04:00
- Flag:
Has borders with:
- Armenia
- Georgia
- Iran
- Russian Federation
- Turkey
Museums in Baku, Azerbaijan
Azərbaycan Dəmiryol Muzeyi
Station Square, AZ 1010 Baku City, Azerbaijan
Coordinates: 40.3798° N, 49.8480° E
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00
Milli Azərbaycan Tarixi Muzeyi
4 Zeynalabdin Taghiyev Street, Baku City, Azerbaijan
Coordinates: 40.3693° N, 49.8401° E
Hours: Tu-Su 10:00-17:00
Hacı Zeynal Abdin Tağıyevin ev muzeyi
4 Zeynalabdin Taghiyev Street, Baku City, Azerbaijan
Coordinates: 40.3694° N, 49.8400° E
Hours: Mo-Sa 11:00-18:00
Muzey Mərkəzi
Zarifa Aliyeva Street, Baku City, Azerbaijan
Coordinates: 40.3697° N, 49.8426° E
Underground Bath of Baku
Aziz Aliyev Street, Baku City, Azerbaijan
Coordinates: 40.3687° N, 49.8367° E
Baku Khans' Palace
Gulle Street, Baku City, Azerbaijan
Coordinates: 40.3680° N, 49.8367° E
Baku Khans' Palace
Boyuk Gala Street, Baku City, Azerbaijan
Coordinates: 40.3684° N, 49.8366° E
Hərbi Qənimətlər Parkı
6 8 November Avenue, Baku City, Azerbaijan
Coordinates: 40.3766° N, 49.8742° E
Niyazinin ev-muzeyi
27 Bulbul Avenue, Baku City, Azerbaijan
Coordinates: 40.3749° N, 49.8430° E
Museum of Modern Art
5 Yusif Safarov Street, Baku City, Azerbaijan
Coordinates: 40.3781° N, 49.8646° E
Nizami Gəncəvi adına Milli Azərbaycan Ədəbiyyatı muzeyi
Mahammad Amin Rasulzade Street, Baku City, Azerbaijan
Coordinates: 40.3698° N, 49.8365° E
Sirvansah Muzey
Salatyn Asgarova Street, Baku City, Azerbaijan
Coordinates: 40.3793° N, 49.8339° E
Təhsil Muzeyi
5 Abdulazal Demirchizade st., Baku City, Azerbaijan
Coordinates: 40.3922° N, 49.8614° E
AMEA Arxeologiya və Etnoqrafiya mueyi
Boyuk Gala Street, Baku City, Azerbaijan
Coordinates: 40.3677° N, 49.8366° E
Musiqi Mədəniyyət Muzeyi
Rashid Behbudov Street, Baku City, Azerbaijan
Coordinates: 40.3727° N, 49.8474° E
Dövlət Xalçaçılıq Muzeyi
Zarifa Aliyeva Street, Baku City, Azerbaijan
Coordinates: 40.3698° N, 49.8428° E
Din Tarixi Muzeyi
Zarifa Aliyeva Street, Baku City, Azerbaijan
Coordinates: 40.3699° N, 49.8425° E
Dövlət İstiqlal Muzeyi
Neftchilar Avenue, Baku City, Azerbaijan
Coordinates: 40.3696° N, 49.8427° E
Dövlət Teatr Muzeyi
Zarifa Aliyeva Street, Baku City, Azerbaijan
Coordinates: 40.3697° N, 49.8424° E
Siyasi Repressiya Qurbanları Muzeyi
Neftchilar Avenue, Baku City, Azerbaijan
Coordinates: 40.3711° N, 49.8475° E