My Azerbaijan travel summary:
Visited: June 2010, August 2024
Duration of visit: 9 days (2010 – 4 days; 2024 – 4 days)
Capital city: Baku
Population: 10.50 million (2024)
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Attractions and places I visited in Azerbaijan:
- The capital Baku – a unique combination of tumultuous past and modern-extravagant development supported by oil industry.
- Extensive restoration of Baku Old Town in 2010.
- Swimming in the Caspian Sea with views of offshore oil platforms.
- The mystery of conical shaped mud volcano Garasu.
- Burning mountain of Yanardag – the area where fire never stops.
- Walking around the perfectly restored Palace of Shaki Khansin.
- Appreciating the modernization of Baku, exploring Gobustan mud volcanos and Rock Art Cultural Landscape, before sailing across the Caspian Sea (in 2024).
The ex-Soviet Union republic of Azerbaijan is a Caucasian country located on the border between Europe and Asia, with a large Turkish and Iranian influence. The Land of Fire has transformed from a relatively reserved and insignificant state into a modern, attractive, tourist-oriented destination.
I visited Azerbaijan twice, in 2010 and again in 2024. Witnessing the country’s rapid progress and modernization was truly impressive.
My adventures in Azerbaijan
