Resorts and cities in Azerbaijan

Baku

Baku, also known as Baky or Baki, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan. It is located in the southern part of the Abseron peninsula and is composed of three parts: the Old City, the New City and the city built by the Soviet Union. The structure of the oil-rich city is rectangular, only in the old part of the city inside the old fortresses, the streets are twisted and narrow. The new town, in the south of the town, was built after the start of the massive oil exploits a century ago and has an interesting architecture.