Walled City of Baku
Also known as Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshahs' Palace and Maiden Tower, cité fortifiée de Bakou
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criterion (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
Azerbaijan
Inscribed
2000
List reference
958
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Walled City of Baku is about 4 km south-west of Baku. The nearest other World Heritage site is Gobustan, about 50 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Baku · about 2,122,000 peopleabout 4 km north-east
- Sumqayt · about 279,000 peopleabout 30 km north-west
- Şirvan · about 71,000 peopleabout 90 km south-west
- Goycay · about 35,000 peopleabout 180 km west
- Lankaran · about 60,000 peopleabout 200 km south-west
- Yevlax · about 54,000 peopleabout 230 km west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
AzerbaijanCultural48 km away
AzerbaijanCultural89 km away
RussiaCultural229 km away
AzerbaijanCultural242 km away
IranCultural270 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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