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World Region Information --- Azerbaijan Information --- Baku

Baku

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Baku

Geography

West of the Caspian Sea, on the southern coast of the Absheron Peninsula along Ku Bay. It is the largest city below sea level and the lowest capital city in the world.

Climate

The average temperature in summer is about 26degC, and in winter it is about 4degC.

Population

about 2.28 million

Culture, Sightseeing

Bibi-Heybat Mosque, Flame Towers, Heydar Aliyev Center, etc.
- Flame Towers
- Museum of Modern Art
- Icherisheher
- Seaside Boulevard
- Atashgah Zoroastrianism Fire Temple
- Bibi-Heybat Mosque
- Heydar Aliyev Center

Major Industry

Oil, Securities, Banking, etc.

Education

Baku State University, etc.
- Azerbaijan medical university
- Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction
- Khazar University
- Azerbaijan State University of Economics
- Baku Eurasian University
- Baku Girls University
- Baku State University

Transportation

bus, taxi, metro, railway, cable car, ferry, Heydar Aliyev International Airport, etc.


Asia

People's Republic of China, Singapore, Israel, Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Malaysia, India, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Iran, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Georgia , Cambodia, Japan , Myanmar, Laos, Mongolia, Bhutan, Nepal, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Armenia, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan , Kuwait, Bahrain , Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen, North Korea, East Timor, Brunei, Maldives

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