Oil fields in Baku in the early 20th centuryWorld History Archive / Alamy Stock Photo A century and a half later, under the auspices of President Ilham Aliyev, the swamp of the Black City has ...

Even today, the city’s medieval heart beats strongly, wrapped in thick arteries of 12th century stone. Yet around it, Baku has been supercharged with profits ploughed into European-style ...

BAKU, Azerbaijan—One of the more unusual experiences on offer in Azerbaijan is the opportunity to wallow in a bath of warm crude oil. The treatment, if you can call it that, is billed as having ...

The lack of green space in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku has long been an issue for city residents. But now preservationists are complaining that municipal officials intend to make way for public parks by ...

Nestled away on the coast of the Caspian sea lies the hidden-gem of a city, Baku, the capital city of the vibrant Azerbaijan. The transcontinental country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern ...

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva attended the inauguration of a newly ...

Drivers get to experience the historic city's character as they make their way through the medieval centre of Baku, navigating their way anti-clockwise around the track, alongside the promenade of ...

Baku is an excellent tourist spot for families to explore. Here is our pick of the finest Airbnbs in Baku f or families to ...

Flights to and from Astrakhan suspended indefinitely due to recent and regular closure of airspace over the Russian city, ...