For lovers of architecture, Azerbaijan’s capital city, Baku, hosts an incredible range of man-made wonders, old and new. The diverse mix of influences from both east and west has produced a city ...

Baku, capital of Azerbaijan, with the Flame Towers. Believe it or not, Baku sits 28 metres below sea level, which makes it the world’s lowest lying capital city. (In fact, it is one of only two ...

Built on a site inhabited since the Palaeolithic period, the Walled City of Baku reveals evidence of Zoroastrian, Sasanian, Arabic, Persian, Shirvani, Ottoman, and Russian presence in cultural ...

Following the tragic plane crash in Kazakhstan that resulted in the deaths of 38 people, residents of Baku laid flowers at ...

It’s a fitting testament to Baku’s medieval golden age. You cannot miss the Flame Towers when walking around Baku, shaped to resemble a flickering fire, in recognition of the area’s ...

After the tragic plane crash in Kazakhstan that killed 38 people, residents of Baku laid flowers at the entrance to the home ...

The Azerbaijan Airlines plane flew hundreds of miles off its scheduled route from Baku to Grozny, and crashed on the eastern shore of the Caspian Sea. Russia's aviation watchdog said a bird strike ...