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Map of Azerbaijan This is a list of places in Azerbaijan which have standing links to local communities in other countries known as " town twinning " (usually in Europe) or "sister cities" (usually in the rest of the world).
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Baku: 2,277,500 Baku is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located 28 meters below sea level, which also makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world. In fact, Baku is also the largest city in the world located below sea level. 2 Sumqayıt Sumgait
The city also annually hosts the international tournaments such as Baku Chess Grand Prix, President's Cup, Baku Open and bidding to host 42nd Chess Olympiad in 2014. [ 143 ] [ 144 ] First class sporting facilities were built for the indoor games, including the Palace of Hand Games and Heydar Aliyev Sports and Exhibition Complex .
There is a long history of Poles in Azerbaijan (Polish: Polacy w Azerbejdżanie, Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan polyakları).Although the current Polish population of the Republic of Azerbaijan is lower than in former times, the number of people with Polish descent in the capital city Baku is around 2,000 and several thousand self-identified Poles live in Azerbaijan. [1]
Old City or Inner City (Azerbaijani: İçərişəhər) [2] is the historical core of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. The Old City is the most ancient part of Baku, [3] which is surrounded by walls. In 2007, the Old City had a population of about 3,000 people. [4]
From the 1st century AD till the 7th century, Baku bay was dry and the islands in the bay joined the land. In Ptolemy’s map, Baku was described far from the sea. After the 7th century, the water level of the Caspian Sea rose until the 9th century and since then, the formation of Baku bay began. [2]
Lately, tourism has been intensively developing in the Baku Archipelago. The Boyuk Zira island, of the islands located on the offshore of Baku, Azerbaijan’s capital, is on its way to a major expansion. The island will be divided into several areas; a park, a residential area, a military port etc.