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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

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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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