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A Journey Through the Diverse Landscapes and Rich Heritage of Azerbaijan – Traversing Mountains, Forests and Historic Cities from Baku to Sheki
If you spread out the world map, you will find that Azerbaijan is like a big bird plunging towards the Caspian Sea. The beak of the bird is the Absheron Peninsula extending into the Caspian Sea. tail feathers. This country in the Transcaucasus region with an area of 86,600 square kilometers benefits from the blessing of the vertical climate zone of the Caucasus Mountains, and has nine types of climate landscapes from subtropical to frigid. Let’s zoom in on the map of Azerbaijan, stretch out your right hand, palm down, the heel of the palm is placed on the Absheron Peninsula, and the five fingers represent the five lines radiating…
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A Journey Through Time in Baku’s Historic Inner City – Discovering Over 2,500 Years of Architecture, Culture and History Within Baku’s Ancient Walled City
The inner city of Baku is sometimes called the old city and the old city, which are used to distinguish the outer city and the new city of Baku, and it makes sense to distinguish them in terms of space and age. Of course, from a defensive point of view, it can also be called the Acropolis, which is quite European. The inner city is the birthplace of Baku, from where the “Pearl of the Caspian Sea” Baku grew. From the 2,500-year-old Zoroastrian altar to the busy small market town of Baku Bay, slowly but surely. In the 12th century, the Persian Shirvan Dynasty built a city wall in the…
