Baku, Azerbaijan - UNESCO World Heritage Site

 Place: Baku, Azerbaijan

Weather: Partly cloudy and windy, 46/62F.

Route: From Derbent 255 km SSE on E119.

Population: 2,293,100

Places to visit: Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center, Flame Towers, Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum, Highland Park, Dagustu Park, Maiden Tower, Heydar Mosque, Palace of Shirvanshahs, Fortress Walls of Icheri Sheher, National Museum of History of Azerbaijan, Nizami Museum of Literature, Qala Archaeological and Ethnographic Museum Complex.

Website: UNESCO World Heritage Site

Images:

Aerial view of the old town (from whc.unesco.org)

Maiden Tower (from whc.unesco.org)