Museum of miniature books

The Baku Museum of Miniature Books is the only museum of miniature books in the world, settled in the old part of , called . The museum opened on 2 April 2002.
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  • Opening hours: Tuesday—Wednesday and Friday—Sunday 11:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: book Museum in Baku, Azerbaijan
  • Also known as: “Baku Museum of Miniature Books”
  • Address: 67
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Palace of the Shirvanshahs and The Shah Mosque.

Museum
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The is a 15th-century palace built by the Shirvanshahs and described by UNESCO as "one of the pearls of Azerbaijan's architecture".

Mosque
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The Palatial mosque in Baku, also known as the Palace Mosque, and Shirvanshahs Palace Mosque, is a , located inside the complex, in the of , .

Museum
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is the biggest art museum of . It was founded in 1936 in and in 1943 was named after Rustam Mustafayev, a prominent Azerbaijani scenic designer and theater artist. is situated 350 metres south of Museum of miniature books.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old City and Baku.

Neighborhood
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or Inner City is the historical core of , the capital of . The is the most ancient part of Baku, which is surrounded by walls.

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is the capital of and is the largest city in the . 's Old Town has UNESCO World Heritage status. Many cultures and architectural styles mix in , in particular Turkish-Islamic elements meet strong Western European and Russian-Eastern European influences.

Locality
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Baku is a planned urban development in the district of . It is part of the 2021 strategic plan for . It refers to the re-development of a portion of Black City, a 221-hectare land area. is situated 5 km northeast of Museum of miniature books.

Museum of miniature books

Latitude
40.36637° or 40° 21′ 59″ north
Longitude
49.83261° or 49° 49′ 57″ east
Open location code
8HGF9R8M+G2
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node 4427698089
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q2559058
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Museum of miniature books” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “متحف الكتب المصغرة”
  • Armenian: “Փոքրիկ գրքերի թանգարան”
  • Azerbaijani: “Miniatür kitab muzeyi”
  • Azerbaijani: “Miniatür Kitab Muzeyi”
  • Dutch: “Miniatuurboekenmuseum”
  • French: “musée du livre miniature de Bakou”
  • French: “Musée du livre miniature de Bakou”
  • Georgian: “ბაქოს მინიატურული წიგნების მუზეუმი”
  • Greek: “Μπακού- Το Μουσείο Με Τα Βιβλία Μινιατούρες”
  • Persian: “موزه کتاب‌های مینیاتور باکو”
  • Russian: “Бакинский музей миниатюрных книг”
  • Russian: “Музей миниатюрной книги”
  • Russian: “Музей миниатюрных книг”
  • Slovak: “Múzeum miniatúrnych kníh v Baku”
  • Slovenian: “Muzej miniaturnih knjig v Bakuju”
  • Spanish: “Museo de libros miniatura (Bakú)”
  • Spanish: “Museo de libros miniatura”
  • Tamil: “கையெழுத்துப் பிரதிகளின் அருங்காட்சியகம்”
  • Turkish: “Bakü Miniatür Kitap Müzesi”
  • Turkish: “Bakü Minyatür Kitaplar Müzesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Бакинський музей мініатюрних книг”
  • Ukrainian: “Музей мініатюрних книг”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tomb of Shirvanshahs‘ Family and Bathhouse.

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