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District of Amirdzhan
Baku City - Azerbaijan

Heydar Aliyev International Airport

Heydar Aliyev International Airport (former Bina International Airport, Azerbaijani: Heydər Əliyev adına beynəlxalq hava limanı) is the international airport in Azerbaijan 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. On March 10, 2004, the airport was renamed to Heydar Aliyev, the former President of Azerbaijan.

Located at 40.4675, 50.0467 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Baku, Airports built in the Soviet Union, Airports in Azerbaijan

Shafa Stadium

Shafa Stadium is an all-seater football stadium located in Baku and the home of Azerbaijan Premier League club FC Inter Baku. The stadium was built on the site of Termist stadium in 2011 and has a capacity of 5,300 spectators. The stadium surrounded by practice fields, administration buildings and newly built four-star Inter Hotel.

Located at 40.411, 49.8977 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Sports venues in Baku, Football venues in Azerbaijan

Ateshgah of Baku

The Baku Ateshgah or "Fire Temple" is a castle-like religious structure in Surakhani, a suburb of greater Baku, Azerbaijan. "Atash" (آتش) is the Persian word for fire. The pentagonal complex, which has a courtyard surrounded by cells for monks and a tetrapillar-altar in the middle, was built during the 17th and 18th centuries. It was abandoned after 1883 when oil and gas plants were established in the vicinity.

Located at 40.4154, 50.0086 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Baku, Monuments and memorials in Azerbaijan, Museums in Baku, Former places of worship in Azerbaijan, 18th-century architecture, Hindu temples in Azerbaijan, Hinduism in Azerbaijan, Fire temples, Museums established in 1975

2000 Baku earthquake

The 2000 Baku earthquake occurred on Saturday, November 25, 2000 at 22:10 local time, measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale in the epicentre with 6.3 in Baku, Azerbaijan, and three minutes later followed by a quake measuring 5.9. It was the strongest for almost 160 years, since 1842 in the Baku suburbs and in addition to the capital affected Sumgayit, Shamakhi and neighboring cities.

Located at 40.37, 49.89 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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2000 earthquakes, History of Baku, Earthquakes in Azerbaijan, 2000 in Azerbaijan

Suraxanı raion

Suraxanı (also, Surakhany, Ssurachany and Surakhani) is a settlement and raion of Baku, Azerbaijan. It has a population of 196,700. The raion is best known for the Fire Temple of Baku, a castle-like temple and monastery complex known locally as the Ateşgah or Ateshgyakh. It was a Hindu temple. The complex was built on a pocket of natural gas that once produced a flame from natural gas seepage.

Located at 40.4203, 50.0047 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Populated places in Azerbaijan, Absheron villages, Baku

Nardaran

Nardaran is a settlement and municipality on the Abşeron Peninsula in Baku, Azerbaijan. It has a population of 8,300. Located 25 kilometers northeast of central Baku, it is politically part of the Baku city-subdivision and treated as a suburb. Unlike the rest of the country which is staunchly secular and which is considered religiously progressive, Nardaran is a lone center of conservative Shi'a Islam in Azerbaijan.

Located at 40.5561, 50.0056 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Populated places in Baku, Absheron villages

Yanar Dag

Yanar Dag (Azerbaijani: Yanar Dağ, translated as "Fire Mountain"), is a natural gas fire which blazes continuously on a hillside on the Absheron Peninsula on the Caspian Sea near Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, which itself is known as the "land of fire. " Flames jet out into the air 10 feet from a thin, porous sandstone layer.

Located at 40.5019, 49.8913 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Zoroastrianism in Azerbaijan, Mountains of Azerbaijan

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Baku

The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral was the main Russian Orthodox cathedral in Baku, Azerbaijan from 1898, when it was built until its destruction in 1936 during the Joseph Stalin era. The cathedral is also known as the biggest Russian Orthodox structure ever built in the South Caucasus.

Located at 40.4167, 49.8833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Religious buildings completed in 1898, Religious organizations established in 1898, Churches in Azerbaijan, Destroyed churches, Former places of worship in Azerbaijan, Russian Orthodox cathedrals, 19th-century Eastern Orthodox church buildings, Churches in Baku

Baku Academy of Music

The Hajibeyov Baku Academy of Music is a music school in Baku, Azerbaijan. It was established in 1920 in Baku and was previously known as the Hajibeyov Azerbaijan State Conservatoire.

Located at 40.3953, 49.8822 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Music schools in Azerbaijan, Universities in Azerbaijan, Music venues in Azerbaijan, Education in Baku, Educational institutions established in 1920

Absheron peninsula

The Absheron Peninsula, is a peninsula in Azerbaijan. It is host to Baku, the biggest and the most populous city of the country, and also the Baku metropolitan area, with its satellite cities Sumgayit and Khyrdalan. There are three districts, of which two are urban (Baku and Sumgayit), and one, is suburban district in Absheron region. It extends 37 miles (60 km) eastward into the Caspian Sea, and reaches a maximum width of 19 miles (30 km).

Located at 40.4637, 49.9576 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Peninsulas of Azerbaijan, Caspian Sea, Landforms of Azerbaijan

Lake Boyukshor

Boyukshor (Azerbaijani: Böyük Şor gölü), also spelled separately Boyuk Shor (in translation refers to "Big Salty Waters") is the second largest lake of Azerbaijan and largest on Absheron Peninsula. It is located in the center of the Absheron peninsula, on the boundaries of Binagadi, Sabunchu and Narimanov raions of the city of Baku.

Located at 40.4506, 49.8875 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Lakes of Azerbaijan, Baku

Chërnyy Gorod

Chërnyy Gorod (also, Cherni Gorod) is a village in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Located at 40.3833, 49.8833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Populated places in Azerbaijan, Baku

Imeni Vorovskogo, Azerbaijan

Imeni Vorovskogo (also, Posëlok Imeni Vorovskogo) is a village in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Located at 40.4667, 49.95 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Populated places in Azerbaijan, Baku

Stepan Razin, Azerbaijan

Stepan Razin (also, Imeni Razina, Posëlok Imeni Stepana Razina, and Stepana Razina) is a village in Baku, Azerbaijan. The village is named for the Russian rebel leader Stepan Razin.

Located at 40.4297, 49.9589 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Populated places in Azerbaijan, Baku

İkinci Qala

İkinci Qala (also, Qala) is a village in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Located at 40.4772, 50.0978 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Populated places in Azerbaijan, Baku

Azerbaijan State Marine Academy

Azerbaijan State Marine Academy (ASMA) (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Dövlət Dəniz Akademiyası) is a public university located in Baku, Azerbaijan. The marine education in Azerbaijan ordinates from November, 1881.

Located at 40.3953, 49.8822 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Universities in Azerbaijan, Science and technology in Azerbaijan, Education in Baku

Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 217

Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 217 was a scheduled passenger flight between Baku and Aktau, Kazakhstan that crashed into the Caspian Sea at CA 22:40 on 23 December 2005. The flight was operated by an Antonov An-140.

Located at 40.5561, 50.0056 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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2005 in Azerbaijan, Aviation accidents and incidents in 2005, Accidents and incidents involving the Antonov An-140, Airliner accidents and incidents involving controlled flight into terrain, Aviation accidents and incidents in Azerbaijan

Juma Mosque (Baku)

Juma Mosque - is a mosque in Baku, Azerbaijan. Friday Mosque is located in historical part of the city – in Icheri Sheher. The mosque was repeatedly reconstructed during its existence period. A new Friday Mosque was constructed in the place of old mosque in means of Baku merchant Haji Shikhlali Dadashov, in 1899. It was constructed in place of old Friday Mosque and it is considered that it was appeared in that place, where a temple of zoroastrians located.

Located at 40.3953, 49.8822 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Mosques in Baku, Religious buildings completed in 1899, 19th-century mosques

Flame Towers

Flame Towers is a residential complex with a roof height of 190 m in Baku, Azerbaijan. The estimated cost of Flame Towers is US$350 million. When completed, the structure will be one of the tallest buildings in Baku. Construction began in 2007, with completion in 2012. The facades of the three Flame Towers are turned into gigantic display screens with the use of more than 10,000 high-power LED luminaires, supplied by the Osram subsidiary Traxon Technologies.

Located at 40.3953, 49.8822 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Baku, Skyscrapers between 150 and 199 meters, Skyscrapers in Azerbaijan

Palace of Happiness

The Palace of Happiness, currently also called Palace of Marriage Registrations and previously called Mukhtarov Palace, is a historic building in the center of Baku, Azerbaijan, built in Neo-Gothic style in the early 20th century.

Located at 40.3953, 49.8822 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Baku, Houses completed in 1911, Gothic Revival architecture in Azerbaijan

Eighth Kilometer District Stadium

Eighth Kilometer District Stadium – also known as the Bakcell Arena for sponsorship purposes is a stadium in Nizami raion, Baku, Azerbaijan. It was opened in 2012 and has a capacity of 11,000 spectators. The stadium was used to host some matches of the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

Located at 40.4002, 49.944 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Football venues in Azerbaijan

Ismailiyya building

The Ismailiyya building is a historical building that currently serves as the Presidium of the Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan. It is located on Istiglaliyyat Street in Baku. The building was constructed for the Muslim Charity Society by Józef Plośko at the expense of the millionaire Musa Naghiyev in commemoration of his deceased son Ismayil, and was named Ismailiyya after him. Construction began in 1908 and ended in 1913. The building was constructed in the Venetian Gothic style.

Located at 40.3953, 49.8822 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Baku, Buildings and structures completed in 1913, Gothic Revival architecture in Azerbaijan

Nardaran Fortress

Nardaran Fortress - was built in 1301, by architect Mahmud Sad oglu in the northern part of Absheron Peninsula. An inscription on Nardaran fortress, which was translated by A.A. Alasgarzade, says: But the geographical location of Nardaran Fortress indicates that there couldn’t be a foremost defense. Similar fortresses were built there, from where it was expected to be attacked. Such regions were in the western borders and seashores of Absheron.

Located at 40.5614, 50.0047 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Baku, Visitor attractions in Baku, Monuments and memorials in Azerbaijan, Castles and fortresses in Azerbaijan

Suraxanı (town)

Suraxanı or Surakhani is a town in the eastern part of Azerbaijan, administrative center of Surakhani Rayon of Baku agglomeration. It is located in the Absheron peninsula, at a altitude of 12 meters above sea level, 30 km to the north-east from Baku. A name of the city is translated as “warm house” from the Tat language. From times immemorial outskirts of Surakhani were famed for abundance of oil wells.

Located at 40.3864, 50.0228 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Populated places in Azerbaijan

Black City (Baku)

Black City is the general name for the eastern neighbourhoods of Baku, which once formed its suburbs. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century it became the main location for Azerbaijan's oil industry.

Located at 40.383, 49.889 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Baku, 1876 establishments