Entry requirements

Passport and visa requirements

Health precautions

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Once in the country

Time and time difference

It is 01:27 AM in Baku (GMT+4 in winter, GMT+5 in summer)

Summer time period

Summer time from March to October

Map of the time zone

Type of climate

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Average annual temperatures and rainfall

Getting around

By road

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By rail

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By air

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Eating

Culinary specialties

The Azerbaidjani food has been influenced by the recipes of Turkey and Central Asia.
Among the specialties of the country, we can list:
Plov: meat-based dish, with rice and pine kernels.
Kebabs: spicy lamb-based grills.
Piti: mutton-based soup with chickpeas cooked in a terracotta jar.
Dogva: spinach-based soup, with rice and beef cuts with a yoghurt sauce on top.
The very famous Azerbaidjani caviar, from the Caspian Sea.
The black tea, very renowned in Azerbaidjan.

Dietary taboos

Muslims cannot eat pork in Azerbaidjan.

Paying

Domestic currency

The local currency is the Manat or AZM.

To obtain domestic currency

To find out the locations of ATMs in Azerbaijan, click on the link to your credit card: Visa, Mastercard or American Express.

Speaking

Official language

Azerbaijani

Other languages spoken

Business language

Russian and English

Getting some knowledge

Free translation tools

Azersoft - Free English-Azeri Dictionary
Systran - Free English-Russian-English translator of texts and web pages
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Visiting

Highlights

The places of interest of Baku, the capital, are the Taghiyeu Historic museum, the Maiden's tower, the old city centre "Ichari Shahar", the Nizami museum on the Fountain Place and the Palace of the Government.

Tourism organizations