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Baku is one of Europe's least known capitals. And that is a pity, because it is a very atmospheric, beautiful and friendly city [Baku / Azerbaijan]
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The people of Baku often compare themselves with Dubai. But we like to compare the city with Paris [Baku / Azerbaijan]
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Baku is still in a transformation process. The money earned by the country in the oil industry, is used to get rid of the old buildings and replace them by new (often) high rise buildings [Baku / Azerbaijan]
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Baku is so much different than the other parts of Azerbaijan. It is a very European capital in a dusty country [Baku / Azerbaijan]
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Baku is located on the shores of the Caspian Sea. The bay in where the city is located is very picturesque [Baku / Azerbaijan]
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And the building goes on [Baku / Azerbaijan]
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This is oil in the bay of Baku, right at the city promonade. Azerbaijan is spending a lot of money on 'visible' buildings, but does have less priority for the environment [Baku / Azerbaijan]
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Old Baku meets new [Baku / Azerbaijan]
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The flaming towers is the main modern architectural project so far [Baku / Azerbaijan]
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Baku's city centre is very atmospheric. The city is green, has a lot of car free areas, has cosy parks with terraces, and its people love to stroll the city [Baku / Azerbaijan]
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The Bibi Heybat Mosque [Baku / Azerbaijan]
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View on Baku from the Bibi Heybat Mosque [Baku / Azerbaijan]
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This is the Caspian Shipyard Company, where huge cranes and lots of people are working on the construction of new oil rigs [Baku / Azerbaijan]
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View on South Bay, where local authorities did not find the time yet to get rid of old boats [Baku / Azerbaijan]
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A huge Mamoet crane at the Caspian Shipyard Company [Baku / Azerbaijan]
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But not everything in Baku is new and modern [Baku / Azerbaijan]
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This is a still operational oil field just on the southern edge of Baku. This oil field had a small role in the James Bond movie 'the world is not enough' [Baku / Azerbaijan]
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The discovery of oil made Azerbaijan rich. It is still the main source of income for this Caucasian country [Baku / Azerbaijan]
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Nodding donkey [Baku / Azerbaijan]
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Setting up a new oil well [Baku / Azerbaijan]
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Us on the 'James Bond' oil field in Baku [Baku / Azerbaijan]
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Nodding Donkeys are everywhere [Baku / Azerbaijan]
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An oil puddle [Baku / Azerbaijan]
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Visiting the oil fields is often no problem in Azerbaijan. The workers give you all the freedom to walk around [Baku / Azerbaijan]
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Backlight nodding donkey [Baku / Azerbaijan]
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Azerbaijan used to have the talles flagpole in the world. But not anymore. They are beaten by Tajikistan [Baku / Azerbaijan]
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These fishermen are fishing in Baku's bay, with the expanding city in the background [Baku / Azerbaijan]
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But if we see this oil on the water, we would prefer a different spot to fish [Baku / Azerbaijan]
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As every 'important' city in Europe, also Baku has a Ferris Wheel [Baku / Azerbaijan]
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Another view on the Flaming Towers [Baku / Azerbaijan]
