Baku facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Baku
Bakı.
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Panoramic view of Baku
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| Country |  Azerbaijan |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 2,130 km2 (820 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | −28 m (−91.9 ft) | |
| Population
(2010)
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| • Total | 2,064,900 | |
| • Density | 969.44/km2 (2,510.8/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (AZST) | |
| Postal code |
AZ1000
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| Area code(s) | 12 | |
| Website | BakuCity.az | |
Baku ( Azerbaijani: Bakı, from the medieval Persian: بادکوبه Bâd-kube, meaning "wind-pounded city", a compound word of bād, "wind", and kube, which is rooted in the verb کوبیدن kubidan, "to pound", thus meaning a place where the wind would be strong and pounding, and ancient city names Baraca/Persian: باراکا) is the capital) is the capital and the largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula. Baku is located 28 metres (92 ft) below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world and also the largest city in the world located below sea level. Modern Baku has three parts: the Old Town (İçəri Şəhər), the boomtown and the Soviet-built town. About 3 million people live in the metropolitan area. There are large numbers of refugees and internally displaced persons.
In Baku area there is a lot of oil. There are a lot of state and private universities.
Baku is hosted the 57th Eurovision Song Contest in May 2012. They also bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics. The city's three main football clubs are Neftchi Baku, FC Baku and Inter Baku. Baku is one of world's leading chess centres.
Divisions
Today, Baku is divided into 11 raions (administrative districts) and 5 settlements of city type.
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Images for kids
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Roman stone inscription in Gobustan dating back to 84–96 A.D.
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A miniature painting marking the downfall of the Shirvanshahs at the hands of the Safavids
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Relics from the sunken Sabayil Castle
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Painting of Baku's shoreline in 1861 by Alexey Bogolyubov.
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Oil workers digging an oil well by hand at Bibi-Heybat.
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Soldiers and officers of the army of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic shortly after the Battle of Baku
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Neftchiler Avenue in Baku, c. 1920.
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Absheron Peninsula satellite image, Landsat 5, 6 September 2010
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The Armenian Saint Gregory the Illuminator's Church, Baku
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The 13th-century Bibi-Heybat Mosque. The mosque was built over the tomb of a descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
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Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center
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Maiden Tower in Old Baku, a UNESCO World Heritage Site built in the 11th–12th century, recognised as the symbol of the city.
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Caravanserai in Baku.
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Baku Crystal Hall during the Eurovision Song Contest 2012
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2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
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Baku black cab, introduced in 2011
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Baku Funicular
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Nizami Museum of Literature
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Villa Petrolea
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Baku Museum of Modern Art
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Lotfi A. Zadeh, artificial intelligence researcher, founder of fuzzy mathematics, fuzzy set theory, and fuzzy logic
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Physicist Lev Landau, Baku State University student, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1962.
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Kerim Kerimov, one of the founders of the Soviet space program.
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Garry Kasparov, chess grandmaster, former World Chess Champion.
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Tofiq Bahramov, a Soviet footballer and football referee from Azerbaijan.
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Vagit Alekperov, President of the leading Russian oil company LUKOIL.
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Muslim Magomayev, one of the most famous singers of the USSR.
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Mstislav Rostropovich, Grammy Award–winning cellist.
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Yuli Gusman, film director and actor, founder and CEO of the Nika Award.
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Natallia Arsiennieva, Belarusian playwright, poet and translator.
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Vladimir Menshov, Soviet and Russian actor and film director.
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Vladimir Dekanozov, Soviet senior state security operative and diplomat.
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Matvey Skobelev, Russian revolutionary and politician.
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Salatyn Asgarova, Azerbaijani journalist, National Hero of Azerbaijan.
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See also
In Spanish: Bakú para niños
