Azerbaijan

Traveling

Entry requirements

Passport and visa service

The types of visas of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Visa HQ

Diplomatic representations

Organizing your trip

Means of transport recommended in town

Maps of urban networks

Maporama
UT Library on line
Mapblast

Means of transport recommended in the rest of the country

Rail companies

Airlines

Traveling by yourself

Recommendation

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Road maps

Find an itinerary

Visiting

Different forms of tourism

Historical

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

Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Living conditions

Health and safety

Health precautions

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For further information on sanitary conditions

For further information on safety conditions

Emergency numbers

Time difference and climate

Time and time difference

It is %T:%M %A 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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For further information

Average annual temperatures and rainfall

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.

Drinks

Dietary taboos

Muslims cannot eat pork in Azerbaidjan.

Paying

Domestic currency

Azerbaijanian New Manat

ISO Code

AZN

To obtain domestic currency

The local currency is the Manat or AZM.

Possible means of payment

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

Useful resources

To find an accommodation

To find an apartment

To find a job

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