Aserbaidschan: TravelGuide

Azerbaijan consists of two separate territories. Azerbaijanstrictly speaking possesses three ground borders, one in the Southwith Iran, the other one in the North with Russia (Caucasus) andthe border " at risk " on the West with Armenia as well as amaritime border in the East (Caspian Sea).... Voir plus

Azerbaijan consists of two separate territories. Azerbaijan strictly speaking possesses three ground borders, one in the South with Iran, the other one in the North with Russia (Caucasus) and the border " at risk " on the West with Armenia as well as a maritime border in the East (Caspian Sea). Nakhitchévan, situated between Armenia and Iran, possesses a 9 kilometer border with Turkey and has built the " bridge(deck) of the Hope there " above the river Araxe. In Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabkh is an autonomous region populated with 75 % of Armenians. The climate is of moderate but very windy marine type(chap). The winters are cold, but the temperature rarely comes down(falls) below 0. Summers are very warm. In August the temperature can reach(affect) + 50 ° C. Main cities a) Baku La major and main city of Azerbaijan is situated in the peninsula of Apchéron, in the southeast of the country. Harbour city on the west coast of the Caspian Sea, Baku the population of which is estimated(esteemed) at 2 million inhabitants, is situated near very important oilfields, near the border with Iran. It is deposits(fields), that made formerly of Baku the fourth Soviet oil center, allowed the city to have a strong petrochemical industry, specialized in particular in the refining. The industrial fabric of the city is diversified going of the naval construction and the maintenance, in the metal industry, in the mechanical engineerings but also in the food-processing industry. Baku realizes 80 for 100 of the industrial production of Azerbaijan. The city is the point of departure of a pipeline which leads(drives) the oil in Georgia to Batoumi, on the Black Sea. In the old district of Baku (IXth century), we apperçoit the fortress of Icheri-Shekher with his(her,its) narrow streets, his(her,its) mosques and his(her,its) minaret dating 1078, but also the palace of the chahs of Chirvan (XVIIth century), today transformed into museum. B) Gandja Deuxième city of Azerbaijan, approximately 300 000 inhabitants, former(ancient) Kirovabad is on the West of the country. C) Soumgaït La cities, approximately 250000 inhabitants, is situated in about fifty kilometers in the North of Baku on the Caspian Sea. She(it) suffers from the excessive development of the capital. Moins