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Baku

Western Asia

Baku is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, and the largest city on the Caspian Sea and in the Caucasus region. Lying 28 meters below sea level, it is the lowest-lying national capital in the world and the largest city in the world below sea level. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
2,344,900 1
Area (sq km)
2140 1
Population Estimate Year
2024 1
Elevation (m)
-28 1
Latitude
40.3756 degrees north 1
Longitude
49.8325 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Sea Level 2
Climate Zone
Dry 3
Time Zone
UTC+04:00 2
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Associated With

Azerbaijan, Countries

Baku is Azerbaijan's capital.

Source Baku (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Azerbaijan, Countries

Baku is Azerbaijan's capital.

Source Baku (Wikipedia)
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Origin Of

Fazil Najafov

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Site Of

Azerbaijan Airlines

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Source Wikidata: Azerbaijan Airlinestier 2
Azerbaijan Railways

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Source Wikipedia: Azerbaijan Railwaystier 2
Azerbaijani Press Agency

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Source Wikipedia: Azerbaijani Press Agencytier 2
SOCAR

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Source Wikipedia: SOCARtier 2
Trend News Agency

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Source Wikipedia: Trend News Agencytier 2
Ministry of Finance (Azerbaijan)

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Constitutional Court of Azerbaijan

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Source Constitutional Court of the Republic of Azerbaijan: About the CourtAddress
Quote, Address
Gənclər Meydanı 1 Bakı AZ1005 Azərbaycan
Sources
1. Baku (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
  • Infobox: population_total
    2,344,900
  • Infobox: population_as_of
    2024
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    2,140
  • Infobox: elevation_m
    -28
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2. GeoNames: Baku - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 587084
    40.37767 49.89201 P PPLC AZ 09 2351300 -23 Asia/Baku
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. -23 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 40.25, 49.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 40.25, 49.75
40.25 49.75 BSk
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Wikidata: Baku
  • Wikidata Q9248, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • In Group: Cities of Western Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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