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telephone system
Baku upgraded International calls difficult make exchanges dial abroad
directly through operator bookcall operator calls back Cellular telephones
purchased locally call cellular telephones Baku BAKCELL nonGSM phone BAKCELL
GSM phone AZERCELL GSM phone calling abroad use omit Email internet providers
Azeri postal system functional secure Radio broadcast stations stateowned
radio broadcast station Television broadcast stations domestic Russian
TV programs received locally Turkish Iranian TV received Intelsat satellite
receive earth station Transportation Railways total km carrier service;
industrial lines broad gauge km m gauge km electrified Highways total km
paved km unpaved km Pipelines crude oil petroleum products km; natural
gas Ports harbors Baku Baki Airports paved runways Airports unpaved runways
Defence Military branches Army Navy Air Defense Forces Border Guards Military
manpower availability males age Military man power fit military service
Military man power reaching military age annually Military expendituresdollar
billion manats Transnational Issues Azerbaijan continues conflict Armenian
separatists Nagorno Karabakh region Karabakh Armenians declared independence
seized country's territory million Azerbaijani refugees Both sides have
generally observed Russian mediated ceasefire place May Armenia supports
ethnic Armenians NagornoKarabakh region Azerbaijan longstanding separatist
conflict Azerbaijani Government; Caspian Sea boundaries determined among
Azerbaijan Iran Kazakhstan Russia Turkmenistan Illicit drugs cultivation
cannabis opium poppy mostly CIS consumption government eradication program;
transshipment opiates Western Europe Cities Azerbaijan Baku Baki Azerbaijan's
capital founded years theories origin name Baku comes bad kube meaning
"city winds" climate sunny arid gale force winds sweep Baku located western
shore Caspian Sea Azerbaijan's st cities wonderful beaches spas striking
setting salty Caspian Sea Baku really three cities rolled old town boom
town Sovietbuilt town center Baku old town fortress Most walls strengthened
Russian conquest survive picturesque maze narrow alleys ancient buildings
cobbled streets past Palace Shirvans caravansaries ancient inns century
Maiden's Tower view harbor Dzhuma Mosque exquisite Carpet Applied Art Museum
boomtown south old city built massive oil exploitation began nearly century
interesting beauxarts architecture Fine arts history literature museums
located housed mansions preRevolutionary millionaires Modern Baku spreads
walls buildings rising hills that rim Bay Baku Greater Baku divided districts
townships Among townships islands bay island built stilts Caspian Sea kilometers
Baku proper basis Baku's economy petroleum existence petroleum known century
century oil lamps obtained surface wells Commercial exploitation century
Baku oil field century much land's petroleum exhausted drilling extended
sea Baku ranks centers production oil industry equipment World War II Battle
Stalingrad fought determine would have control Baku oil fields Fifty years
battle Baku supplied world's oil supply Ganca Gyandzha Situated main highway
rail line Georgia city country's literary center prettier most Azerbaijani
towns retains strong German influence architecture road Baku Ganca country's
scenic Gobustan Caves rock outcroppings village Settled millennium BC thousands
rock paintings depicting hunting scenes people animals graffiti left Roman
legionnaires Gaval Dashy resonant stone that rings gong when struck Lenkoran
seaside city southern border Iran population Iranian Talysh Talysh preserved
old traditions customs Lenkoran region important producer spring winter
vegetables Tea rice grapes tobacco citrus treesand oak woods thrive warm
climate industries centered food processing fine carpets Nakhichevan Naxcivan
wonderfully atmospheric semidesert region separated main portion Azerbaijan
Armenia Facilities very basic heating fuel hard find winter arid mountains
bordering Armenia Iran magnificent autonomous republic within Azerbaijan
Nakhichevan parliament President Aliyev's family Nakhichevan tourists special
permission visit city Nakhichevan ancient trading center Armenian legend
city founded Noah Quba While thcentury fortress dominates town Quba see
hundreds apple orchards spring fragrant scent apple blossoms town center
carpet making tour plant shopping Azerbaijanis Quba's rugs best region
Along Sumgait Quba trip Baku Sheki Saki Nukha Scenic surroundings spectacular
gorge attractions city Saki moved present location devastating flood Long
famed silk center 's site huge factory Soviet Union's st silk plant Saki
khan's summer palace fresco reconstructed Persian caravansary fortress
Northwest Saki Zaqatala ruins old fortress Zaqatala mainly historic interest
fortress Revolution prison mutinous crew battleship Potemkin Shemakha Samaxi
ancient capital major trading center Shemakha nearly destroyed centuries
earthquakes old buildings have survived seeing Seven Cupolas Eddi Gyumbez
Mausoleum burial place members royal families Shirvan shans whom Shemakha
capital several centuries Djuma Mosque restored buildings standing town
tour carpet factories local vineyards produce sweet fortified wines Sumgait
Sumqayit Founded Sumgait grim Soviet style industrial city 's worth seeing
grasp staggering damage environment wreaked Soviet authorities Sumgait
because 's way Quba Baku seaside areas quite pleasant km northwest Baku
Visas & Passports passport valid least month date return required all
Visas required all except nationals Bulgaria CIS Hungary Romania Vietnam
Georgian visas valid transit through Azerbaijan period days cost visas
varies nationality; travellers check Consulate Consular Section Azeri Embassy
information Visa application requirements Completed application form recent
passport size photos Valid passport Tourist visa letter invitation travel
agency Azerbaijan evidence confirmed hotel reservation Private visa letter
invitation processed Ministry Interior person resident Azerbaijan Business
visa invitation organisation department institution visited Azerbaijan
introductory company letter indicating purpose planned business activity
Fee Travellers countries where Azeri Embassy obtain visa travelling Travellers
resident countries Azerbaijan Embassy travel without visa arrival your
passport will retained port passport authorty should proceed Consular Department
Ministry Foreign Affairs purchase visa reclaim passport Supporting documents
required invitation individual organisation Azerbaijan Consular Department
Ministry Foreign Affairs Controlny Street Fountain Square Baku Opening
hours Visitors planning remain Azerbaijan consecutive days required register
OVIR Interior Ministry Visa Registration Department Rashid Beybutov Street
Baku extensions valid visas dealt Consular Department Ministry Foreign
Affairs see address above Consular Department transfer multiple entry visa
old passport new free Embassies Foreign legations Baku China Tel Egypt
Azerbaijan Hotel Azadlig Prospect Baku France Respublica Hotel Baku Georgia
Rooms Azerbaijan Hotel Azadlig Prospect Baku Germany Mamedaliyev Street
Baku Tel Fax Greece Respublica Hotel Baku Iraq Khagani st Iran b Sardarov
Street Baku Israel Inshaatcilar Prospect Baku Tel Kazakhstan Azadlig Prospect
Baku Libya Azerbaijan Hotel Azadlig Prospect Baku Norway Boyuk Gala st
Baku Pakistan Rooms Azerbaijan Hotel Azadlig Prospect Baku Tel Russia Azadlig
Prospect Slovakia Mukhtarov st apt Baku Sudan Neftcilar Prospect Baku Turkey
Khagani Street Baku United Kingdom Izmir Street email United States Azadlyg
Avenue Azeri legations abroad China Tayuan Diplomatic Office Building Beijing
Egypt Hassan Assem Street Zamalek Cairo France Germany Schlossallee Bonn
E-mail Iran Sheriati Street Malik Street Tehran Russia Consular section
Stanislavsky Moscow Turkey ANKARA embassy Cemal Nadir Sokak Celikler Apt
Cankaya Ankara ISTANBUL consulate Tel Yeni Carsi Str Galatasaray Beyoglu
Istanbul United Kingdom Kensington Court London SW United States Suite
Street NW Washington DC Postal address PO Box Washington DC Main Airlines
Baku Lufthansa KLM Swissair Azerbaijan Airlines British Airways Turkish
Airlines Emirates Transaero Aeroflot Turan Air Pakistani Air Air Ukraina
Uzbekistan Air Baku Airways Iran Air Egypt Airlines Imair Baku Airport
Bina airport km downtown Baku travel minutes Avoid taxis offered drivers
customs cost airport building Choose licensed car TAXI sign trip airport
center city costs manat Euro Bus city costs manat arrival crossing border
declare cash cannot country money brought Contacts General Inquiries Passport
Control Customs Airport Manager Freight Commercial Office Intourist Lounge
VIP Lounge Telephone Call Booth Hotels Baku Radisson SAS Plaza Baku ISR
Plaza Nizami St Baku Azerbaijan Hotel Azadlig Square Grand Hotel Europe
Tbilisi Avenue Baku Fax Apsheron Hotel Block Azadlig Square Irshad Vagif
Baku Teyara International Airport Hyatt Regency Bakuhanov Crescent Beach
Hotel Salyan Highway Shikhov outside town Baku E-mail "Old Intourist" Hotel
Neftchiler Prospect Fikret Amirov Respublika Istiglaliyat Baku Oasis Zagulba
Beach Ganjlik outside Fax Baku Taxis Most taxis unmetered journey anywhere
within city centre costs Manats possible negotiate lower fares Taxis accept
foreign currencies Make sure have change before travelling drivers may
Taxis yellow Turkish cabs TAXI sign white blue sign Blue license plates
officially licensed safer Russia flag down private cars agree price ride
Baku Public Transportation Baku bus trolleybus ground services inexpensive
network very comprehensive though quality reliability services varies metro
several serious safety incidents Metro ticket manat ~ Euro Metro map good
alternative transport Baku hire private car driver minimum charge approximately
Euro hours Management & Business Consultants T Curado TQM Sustainability
SA Environmental Management Safety Managment certification
Ernst & Young CIS taxes registration services audit accounting etc
KPMG audit accounting tax management consulting corporate finance PricewaterhouseCoopers
taxation business advice accounting consultancy international stautory
audits Latest online news Azerbaijan BBC news Azerbaijan BBC World
Service Azeri Zerkalo "mirror" Russian CNN news Azerbaijan Consulting &
Business business news Russsian Aktzia "action
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