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Absheron Destination Guide

Discover Absheron in Azerbaijan

Absheron in the region of Azerbaijan (general) is a town located in Azerbaijan - some 9 mi or ( 15 km ) North-West of Baku , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Absheron

Local time in Absheron is now 02:34 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Baku " with a UTC offset of 4 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Tabriz, Sari, Neftcala, Makhachkala, and Khasavyurt. When in this area, you might want to check out Tabriz . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Absheron ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

masazir.mp4

2:07 min by Agadadash
Views: 3241 Rating: 5.00

Baku Baki Absheron Masazir Duz Golu ..

Haci Ahliman.

9:01 min by ahlimancom
Views: 460 Rating: 5.00

www.ahliman.com ..


Azerbaijan Experience

9:35 min by MrPetarz
Views: 442 Rating: 5.00

My home movie of our wedding reception and trip to Azerbaijan. Sorry it took years to edit but I hope it was worth the wait and you enjoy it. ..

The International School of Azerbaijan presents Prom 009: Casino Royale [PART 3]

5:27 min by her1freak
Views: 347 Rating: 3.40

The International School of Azerbaijan presents Prom 009: Casino Royale at Crescent Beach. A short film documenting the night. A film by Spyke. Special thanks to the Prom Committee (school year 08-09) ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Absheron District

Absheron Rayon, also spelled as Apsheron, is a rayon of Azerbaijan demarcated in 1963. Although it shares the same name as the Absheron Peninsula, the area covered by the rayon is not conterminous, being further west and mostly inland.

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Located at 40.46 49.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Absheron District, Districts of Azerbaijan

Sulutəpə

Sulutəpə (also, Sulutepe or Sulu Tepe) is a settlement in Baku, Azerbaijan. The settlement forms part of the municipality of Biləcəri in Binəqədi raion. It is an unofficial township built up in the 1980s by rural migrants and refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh.

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Located at 40.43 49.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Baku, Populated places in Azerbaijan

Qafqaz University

Qafqaz University (Azerbaijani: Qafqaz Universiteti; the name translates as Caucasus University) is a private university located in Baku, Azerbaijan. It was founded in 1993 and is the first and the only foreign private university in the country.

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Located at 40.48 49.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Educational institutions established in 1993, Universities in Azerbaijan

Jeyranbatan reservoir

Jeyranbatan reservoir (Azerbaijani: Ceyranbatan su anbarı) is an artificial lake in the Absheron Rayon in eastern part of Azerbaijan. It is located between Baku and Sumgayit cities, next to Ceyranbatan settlement 20 km away from Baku. In Azerbaijani Jeyranbatan means "the place where the gazelle has drowned" which refers to an ancient legend related to the naming of city of Sumgayit.

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Located at 40.51 49.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Absheron District, Geography of Azerbaijan, Lakes of Azerbaijan, Reservoirs built in the Soviet Union

Heydar Aliyev Sports and Exhibition Complex

The Heydar Aliyev Sports and Exhibition Complex is the main exhibition space of Baku, Azerbaijan. Named after a former president with a large cult of personality, it is located on Tbilisi Avenue between Hyatt Hotel and Grand Hotel Europe. Since its opening in 1990, it held about 40 international competitions in different kinds of sports.

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Located at 40.39 49.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Culture in Baku, Event venues established in 1990, Indoor arenas in Azerbaijan, Sports venues in Baku