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Major cities near Baku, Azerbaijan
- 274 km to Ardabil, Iran.
- 300 km to Ganja, Azerbaijan.
- 347 km to Rasht, Iran.
- 351 km to Makhachkala, Russia.
- 398 km to Tabriz, Iran.
- 431 km to Zanjan, Iran.
- 460 km to Qazvin, Iran.
- 481 km to Grozny, Russia.
- What is Baku close to?
- What country is Baku near?
- What is Azerbaijan largest city?
- Is Azerbaijan a poor country?
- Is Azerbaijan an Arab country?
- Why is Azerbaijan separated?
- Is Baku a European city?
- What Baku means?
What is Baku close to?
It is a part of the South Caucasus region, and is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia (Republic of Dagestan) to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia and Turkey to the west, and Iran to the south. Baku is the capital and largest city.
What country is Baku near?
Baku, Azerbaijani Bakı, 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.
What is Azerbaijan largest city?
Baku is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region.
Is Azerbaijan a poor country?
Poverty Data: Azerbaijan
In Azerbaijan, 4.8% of the population lives below the national poverty line in 2019. In Azerbaijan, 6.3% of the total labor force in 2020 is unemployed. For every 1,000 babies born in Azerbaijan in 2019, 20 die before their 5th birthday.
Is Azerbaijan an Arab country?
Azerbaijan is one of the six modern independent Turkic states. 95% of its population are Muslims, 85% are Shia Muslims and 15% Sunni Muslims, making Azerbaijan the country with the second highest Shia population percentage in the world after Iran.
Why is Azerbaijan separated?
In January 1990, Nakhchivan declared independence from the USSR to protest against the suppression of the national movement in Azerbaijan and became the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic within the newly independent Republic of Azerbaijan a year later.
Is Baku a European city?
Azerbaijan's Geography
The capital of Azerbaijan is the ancient city of Baku, which has the largest and best harbour on the Caspian Sea. Azerbaijan is located in both Europe and Asia.
What Baku means?
Definitions of Baku. a port city on the Caspian Sea that is the capital of Azerbaijan and an important center for oil production. synonyms: capital of Azerbaijan.
