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Explore Surakhani
Surakhani in Baku City is located in Azerbaijan a little north-east of Baku, the country's capital.
Local time in Surakhani is now 08:47 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Asia / Baku with an UTC offset of 4 hours. We know of 5 airports in the wider vicinity of Surakhani, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Azerbaijan is Heydar Aliyev International Airport in a distance of 4 mi (or 6 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Azerbaijan is Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower in a distance of 10 mi (or 16 km), South-West. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Baku, Khirdalan, Sumqayit, Khyzy and Qobustan. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 51 °F
Morning Temperature | 9°C / 49 °F |
Evening Temperature | 10°C / 49 °F |
Night Temperature | 11°C / 51 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 62% |
Air Pressure | 1035 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from West |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 98% of sky |
General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Sunday, 8th of December 2024
11°C (52 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 9th of December 2024
8°C (47 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Overcast clouds, fresh breeze.
Tuesday, 10th of December 2024
8°C (47 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Sheraton Baku Airport
Hotel Riviera
Videos from this area
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Strange Itinerary
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
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.
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.
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.