Black gold

It was in Baku that the first oil well in the world was drilled at sea. By 1901, more than half of the world's oil was produced here.

Nobel prize

One of the most famous and respectable international awards - the Nobel Prize - was based on the capital that Alfred Nobel acquired on profits from Baku…

Cinematography in Baku

Shooting of films like "Amphibian Man" (1961), "Diamond Arm" (1968), "The World Is Not Enough" - a film about James…

The first opera perfomance in the Muslim East

Baku became the first city in the Muslim East, where in 1908 an opera performance was staged - "Leyli and Majnun" by Uzeyir Hajibayli.

Mud Volcanoes

Did you know that about 350 out of the 800 mud volcanoes known in the World are located in Azerbaijan? Most of them are situated in the Gobustan region.…

The National Seaside Park

Did you know that the Baku Seaside Boulevard, construction of which started back in 1909, is considered to be one of the longest promenades on the planet?…

“MollaNasraddin” Magazine

Did you know that the “Molla Nasraddin” periodical, established in the year 1906, was at the time the only satirical magazine in the whole…

The first Boarding School for Girls

Did you know that the Muslim School for Girls (also known as the Empress Alexandra Muslim School for Girls), built on the personal initiative and…

Women’s right to vote – for the first time on the East

Did you know that the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR), established on 28th of May 1918, was the first country in the whole of the East, to provide…

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