Azerbaijan, a small country located on the western shore of the Caspian Sea is great for a unique holiday - if the turmoil with neighbouring Armenia can be overlooked. The place is well known for its medieval minarets and mosques and of course carpets. The capital city of Baku on the Caspian Sea has some of the best architectural buildings, museums, Palaces, archaeological digs and monuments.
You could 'take-in the waters' - soaking in medicinal mud, oil and hot springs in the spas in Kuba, Ganja-Naftalan and Nakhchivan. Indulge in some fine hiking in the parks around Baku and on the Apsheron Peninsula.
Language: Azeri.
Currency: Manat
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- Baku-Capital city. Visit Ichari Shahar - the Inner City, or Old Town Maiden's Tower,Palace of the Shirvan Shahs, Museum of Carpets.
- Shemakha-little town in the foothills of the Caucasus, famous for its carpets and wines.
- Atashgah Temple-Known as the Temple of the Fireworshippers. The area is so saturated with natural gas and oil that flames spontaneously erupt from the ground!
- Gobustan-an open-air museum covered with neolithic rock drawings.
- Spas - natural hot and cold, dotted around the country
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