Save this place to a Trip, where you can track your faves and get personalized picks as you plan. The historical center of Baku reveals its tumultuous past, from its roots as a Silk Road port city, through its oil boom to its Soviet period.
Until its oil boom of about 150 years ago, the city of Baku didn't really stretch beyond the walls of its old 12th-century fortress. But stand today atop the 15th-century Shirvanshahs' Palace, a ...
Spectacular historical photos of the fiery, fortune-making oil fields of the Caucasus that once supplied half of the world’s "black gold." This photo of an oil blowout near Baku is one of several ...
The U.N. climate conference, held in a petrostate, is a surreal moment. This darkly funny novel about Baku, oil companies and climate change in the first Trump term helps make sense of it all. By ...
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. Baku is divided into twelve administrative raions and 48 townships.
Baku, city, capital of Azerbaijan. It lies on the western shore of the Caspian Sea and the southern side of the Abşeron Peninsula, around the wide curving sweep of the Bay of Baku.
Baku, Azerbaijan: All You Must Know Before You Go (2026) - Tripadvisor
All the best things to do in Baku, Azerbaijan – including must-sees, alternative places in Baku, and day trip ideas.