Baku, Azerbaijan
Registration Year
2000
Registered Sector
Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower
Mayor of Baku
Hajybala Abutalybov
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Historical Reference
- Built on a site inhabited since the Palaeolithic period, the Walled City of Baku reveals evidence of Zoroastrian, Sassanian, Arabic, Persian, Shirvani, Ottoman, and Russian presence in cultural continuity. The Inner City (Icheri Sheher) has preserved much of its 12th-century defensive walls. The 12th-century Maiden Tower (Giz Galasy) is built over earlier structures dating from the 7th to 6th centuries BC, and the 15th-century Shirvanshahs' Palace is one of the pearls of Azerbaijan's architecture.
Registration Criteria
(C iv)
Contact
| Mr. Hajibala Abutalibov Mayor of Baku | Executive Power of Baku Istiglaliyyat Street 4 Baku, Azerbaijan Az 1001 | Tel: +(99 412) 492 75 37 Fax: +(99 412) 492 75 37 Email: info@baku-ih.gov.az |