Azerbaijan travel guide
Before you go to Azerbaijan
- Currency
- AZN ₼
- Emergency number
- 112 / 102
- Plug type
- C, F
- Tap water
- bottled_recommended
- Tipping
- optional
- Bargaining
- Common
- Card networks
- Visa, Mastercard
- ATM fees
- Varies; sparse outside Baku
Cities in Azerbaijan
- Baku Azerbaijan's cosmopolitan capital on the western Caspian coast, where flame-shaped towers rise behind a UNESCO-listed medieval walled city…
- Sheki A jewel of the Caucasus nestled in forested foothills, famous for its Sheki Khans' Palace with intricate stained-glass shebeke windows,…
- Gabala Azerbaijan's premier mountain resort set against the Greater Caucasus, offering year-round skiing, cable cars, lush forests, and the…
- Ganja Azerbaijan's second-largest city, a tree-lined cultural hub renowned for its medieval caravanserais, the tomb of poet Nizami Ganjavi, and…
- Quba A mountain gateway town celebrated for its apple orchards, carpet-weaving villages, and the nearby Jewish mountain village of Qırmızı…
- Lankaran Azerbaijan's subtropical southern gateway on the Caspian shore, known for Talysh culture, lush tea plantations, the Hirkan National Park…
- Nakhchivan An Azerbaijani exclave bordering Iran, Armenia, and Turkey, preserving ancient Silk Road heritage including the 12th-century Momine Khatun…