Cities:
Baku The capital and largest, most cosmopolitan city of the Caucasus
Ganja Azerbaijan's second largest city has a long history and some important sites
Lankaran Southern city near the Iranian border
Mingechivir A mid-sized city on the large Mingechivir Reservoir
Naftalan A town best known for its special petroleum oil baths (spas)
Nakhichevan City The administrative capital of Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan exclave
Sheki A beautiful city in the forested Caucasus Mountains with lots to see and do
Sumqayit Azerbaijan's third largest city, on the Absheron Peninsula
Xachmaz This is the largest tourist destination in Azerbaijan with great beaches and beautiful forests. Also spelled Khachmaz.
Other destinations:
The Petroglyphs at Gobustan
Khinalug scenic, remote mountain village once a center of Zoroastrianism; today the few inhabitants are an ethnic isolate believed to be decendants of the Caucasus Albanians (Not to be confused with modern-day Albanians of Albania in south-eastern Europe who are entirely unrelated to them).
Mud volcanoes which spout up in over 300 locations nationwide, constitute more than half the total throughout the world, each site with its own character
Caspian Hyrcanian forests found near the Iranian border
Tears of Kyapaz a string of seven idyllic mountain lakes near Mount Kyapaz and Nagorno-Karabakh
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