Baku

capital of Azerbaijan
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Baku, with a population of 2.3 million as of 2021[1], is the capital city of Azerbaijan where the official language is Azerbaijani. The city covers an area of 2.1 thousand square kilometers[2] and sits at an elevation of 28 meters below sea level.

Eldar Azizov serves as the head of government for Baku. The city operates in the UTC+04:00 time zone.

Baku

Summary

Baku is a şəhər[1]. Baku draws 2,696 Wikipedia views per month (h_r category, ranking #1 of 9).[2]

Key Facts

  • Baku received the Order of Lenin[3].
  • Baku was a member of Creative Cities Network[4].
  • Baku is located in Azerbaijan[5].
  • Baku is in the country of Azerbaijan[6].
  • Baku is on the body of water Caspian Sea[7].
  • Baku's head of government is recorded as Eldar Azizov[8].
  • Baku's image is recorded as Baku 004 1953c.jpg[9].
  • Baku's instance of is recorded as şəhər[10].
  • Baku's instance of is recorded as national capital[11].
  • Baku's official language is recorded as Azerbaijani[12].
  • Baku's flag image is recorded as Flag of Baku, Azerbaijan.svg[13].
  • Baku's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of arms of Baku.svg[14].
  • Baku's twinned administrative body is recorded as Stavanger[15].
  • Baku's twinned administrative body is recorded as Christiansted[16].
  • Baku's twinned administrative body is recorded as Vũng Tàu[17].
  • Baku's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sivas[18].
  • Baku's twinned administrative body is recorded as Basra[19].
  • Baku's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bordeaux[20].
  • Baku's twinned administrative body is recorded as Houston[21].
  • Baku's twinned administrative body is recorded as Istanbul[22].
  • Baku's twinned administrative body is recorded as İzmir[23].
  • Baku's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mainz[24].
  • Baku's twinned administrative body is recorded as Naples[25].
  • Baku's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sarajevo[26].
  • Baku's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tabriz[27].

Body

Geography

Baku is in the country of Azerbaijan[6]. Baku is located in Azerbaijan[5]. Baku is on the body of water Caspian Sea[7].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+2122300'}[28], {'amount': '+2181800'}[29], {'amount': '+111904'}[30], {'amount': '+446832'}[31], {'amount': '+543939'}[32], and {'amount': '+642507'}[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include şəhər[10] and national capital[11].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Baku include Admiral Gorshkov[34], an aircraft cruiser[35] and Soviet destroyer leader Baku[36], a flotilla leader[37].

Why It Matters

Baku draws 2,696 Wikipedia views per month (h_r category, ranking #1 of 9).[2] Baku has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Baku is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

Entities named for Baku include Admiral Gorshkov[34], an aircraft cruiser[35] and Soviet destroyer leader Baku[36], a flotilla leader[37].

FAQs

What awards did Baku receive?

Honors received include Order of Lenin[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . baku-ih.gov.az. baku-ih.gov.az. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . baku-ih.gov.az. baku-ih.gov.az. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . baku-ih.gov.az. baku-ih.gov.az. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . bordeaux.fr. bordeaux.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . baku-ih.gov.az. baku-ih.gov.az. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . izmir.bel.tr. izmir.bel.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . baku-ih.gov.az. baku-ih.gov.az. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . baku-ih.gov.az. baku-ih.gov.az. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . baku-ih.gov.az. baku-ih.gov.az. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . baku-ih.gov.az. baku-ih.gov.az. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [7] . wikidata.org.
  25. [4] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . Russian Empire census. wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . 1926 Soviet census. wikidata.org.
  30. [32] . 1939 Soviet census. wikidata.org.
  31. [33] . 1959 Soviet census. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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