Top 62 places to visit in Azerbaijan
62 must-see places and attractions in Azerbaijan, from famous landmarks to hidden gems, each with a map and photos.
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1Old town & city
Baku Old City
UNESCO-listed walled Icherisheher, with caravanserais, mosques, bathhouses and narrow lanes.
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2Landmark
Maiden Tower
Enigmatic 12th-century stone tower in the Old City, now a museum with rooftop views.
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3Castle & palace
Palace of the Shirvanshahs
15th-century palace complex of the Shirvan rulers, with a mosque, mausoleum and courtyards.
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4Landmark
Heydar Aliyev Center
Cultural centre with flowing curved architecture by Zaha Hadid, housing exhibitions.
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5Archaeological site
Gobustan National Park
UNESCO-listed rock art landscape with thousands of prehistoric petroglyphs and a museum.
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6Castle & palace
Sheki Khan's Palace
18th-century summer palace famed for its frescoes and shebeke stained-glass windows.
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7Landmark
Flame Towers
Three flame-shaped skyscrapers above Baku, lit with moving LED displays at night.
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9Religious site
Ateshgah Fire Temple
Fortified temple complex once used by Hindu and Zoroastrian fire worshippers.
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10Nature & national park
Yanar Dag
Hillside where natural gas seeping from the ground burns continuously.
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11Historic site
Khinalug
Ancient high-mountain village with its own language, set in the Greater Caucasus.
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12Historic site
Sheki Caravanserai
18th-century Upper Caravanserai with arcaded courtyards, still used as a hotel.
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13Religious site
Kish Albanian Church
Restored church of Caucasian Albanian origin in a village near Sheki, now a museum.
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14Museum & gallery
Azerbaijan Carpet Museum
Carpet-roll-shaped museum displaying traditional carpets and applied arts.
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16Nature & national park
Gobustan Mud Volcanoes
Cluster of bubbling mud volcanoes on a barren plateau south of Baku.
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17Mountain & viewpoint
Candy Cane Mountains
Striped red and white hills formed by mineral deposits in the Khizi region.
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18Nature & national park
Goygol National Park
Mountain park around Lake Goygol, formed by an earthquake in 1139.
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21Mountain & viewpoint
Tufandag Mountain Resort
Mountain resort with cable cars climbing into the Caucasus above Gabala.
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22Religious site
Bibi-Heybat Mosque
Rebuilt mosque on the Caspian shore, on the site of a 13th-century shrine.
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23Neighbourhood & street
Nizami Street
Pedestrian shopping street of grand oil-boom buildings leading to Fountains Square.
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24Museum & gallery
National Museum of History of Azerbaijan
History museum in the lavish former mansion of oil baron Zeynalabdin Taghiyev.
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Azerbaijan National Museum of Art
Art museum spread over two mansions, with Azerbaijani, Russian and European works.
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Gala Historical and Ethnographic Reserve
Open-air museum with ancient houses, burial mounds and a medieval village.
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Taza Pir Mosque
Early 20th-century mosque, one of Baku's main places of Friday prayer.
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Villa Petrolea
Former Nobel brothers' estate, now a museum of the Baku oil industry.
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36Museum & gallery
YARAT Contemporary Art Space
Contemporary art centre in a former naval building on the Baku seafront.
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37Landmark
Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Hall
Early 20th-century concert hall inspired by Monte Carlo's casino.
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38Nature & national park
Absheron National Park
Coastal park at the tip of the Absheron Peninsula with seals and birdlife.
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39Landmark
Nizami Mausoleum
Monumental memorial to the 12th-century poet Nizami Ganjavi on the edge of Ganja.
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40Religious site
Imamzadeh Mausoleum
Shrine complex with a blue-tiled dome, an important pilgrimage site.
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43Neighbourhood & street
Red Settlement
Historic Mountain Jewish village with synagogues and a museum, across the river from Quba.
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48Mountain & viewpoint
Beshbarmag Mountain
Distinctive five-fingered rock peak and pilgrimage site near the Caspian coast.
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55Nature & national park
Hirkan National Park
Relict subtropical forest park in the Talysh Mountains near the Iranian border.
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56Historic site
Momine Khatun Mausoleum
12th-century decagonal tomb tower decorated with turquoise glazed tiles.
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57Castle & palace
Alinja Castle
Mountaintop fortress ruins reached by a long stairway in the Nakhchivan region.
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58Nature & national park
Duzdag Salt Mine
Salt mountain with a physiotherapy centre inside its caverns.
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59Religious site
Noah's Mausoleum
Shrine traditionally associated with the prophet Noah in Nakhchivan city.
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Nakhchivan Khan's Palace
18th-century palace of the Nakhchivan khans, now a carpet museum.
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