The National History Museum of Azerbaijan

The National Museum of History of Azerbaijan is the largest museum in . It is located in , in the former residential house of Azerbaijani oil magnate and philanthropist Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev.
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  • Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Baku, Azerbaijan
  • Also known as: “Azerbaijan State Museum of History”, “National Museum of History of Azerbaijan”, “National Museum of History of Azerbaijan Baku”, and “National Museum of History of Azerbaijan in Baku”
  • Address: 4 Zeynalabdin Tağıyev küçəsi, Bakı

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Maiden Tower and Baku Puppet Theatre.

Castle
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The is a 12th-century monument in the , , . Along with the , dated to the 15th century, it forms a group of historic monuments listed in 2001 under the UNESCO World Heritage List of Historical Monuments as cultural property, Category III. is situated 430 metres southwest of The National History Museum of Azerbaijan.

Theater building
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The is a puppet theatre located on Neftchiler Avenue of . It was built in eclectic style in 1910 by Polish architect Józef Płoszko, initially as the "Phenomenon" movie theatre. is situated 270 metres south of The National History Museum of Azerbaijan.

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". is situated 680 metres southwest of The National History Museum of Azerbaijan.

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 4½ km east of The National History Museum of Azerbaijan.

The National History Museum of Azerbaijan

Latitude
40.36935° or 40° 22′ 10″ north
Longitude
49.84007° or 49° 50′ 24″ east
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Volapük—“The National History Museum of Azerbaijan” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “متحف تاريخ أذربيجان الوطني”
  • Armenian: “Ադրբեջանի պատմության թանգարան”
  • Asturian: “Muséu Estatal d’Historia d’Azerbaixán”
  • Azerbaijani: “AMEA Milli Azərbaycan Tarixi Muzeyi”
  • Azerbaijani: “Milli Azərbaycan Tarixi Muzeyi”
  • Bashkir: “Әзербайжан Милли тарих музейы”
  • Bashkir: “Әзербайжан тарихы музейы”
  • Bashkir: “Тарих музейы”
  • Belarusian: “Нацыянальны музей гісторыі Азербайджана”
  • Bengali: “আজারবাইজানের জাতীয় ইতিহাস জাদুঘর”
  • Bosnian: “Narodni muzej historije Azerbejdžana”
  • Bulgarian: “Национален исторически музей на Азербайджан”
  • Burmese: “အဇာဘိုင်ဂျန်အမျိုးသားသမိုင်းပြတိုက်”
  • Catalan: “Museu Nacional d’Història de l’Azerbaidjan”
  • Chinese: “亞塞拜然國家歷史博物館”
  • Czech: “Národní muzeum dějin Ázerbájdžánu”
  • Dimli (individual language): “Muzeya Şariya Azerbaycani ya Tarixi”
  • Dutch: “Nationaal Historisch Museum van Azerbeidzjan”
  • French: “musée national d’histoire de l’Azerbaïdjan”
  • French: “Musée national d’histoire de l’Azerbaïdjan”
  • Georgian: “აზერბაიჯანის ისტორიის ეროვნული მუზეუმი”
  • German: “Museum für Geschichte Aserbaidschan”
  • German: “Nationales Geschichtsmuseum von Aserbaidschan”
  • German: “Nationales Museum für Geschichte von Aserbaidschan”
  • Greek: “Εθνικό Μουσείο Ιστορίας του Αζερμπαϊτζάν”
  • Hindi: “अज़रबाइजान राष्ट्रीय इतिहास संग्रहालय”
  • Indonesian: “Museum Nasional Sejarah Azerbaijan”
  • Italian: “Museo nazionale di storia dell’Azerbaigian”
  • Japanese: “アゼルバイジャン国立博物館”
  • Japanese: “アゼルバイジャン歴史博物館”
  • Kara-Kalpak: “Ázerbayjan milliy tariyxıy muzeyi”
  • Korean: “아제르바이잔 국립역사박물관”
  • Macedonian: “Национален музеј за историја на Азербејџан”
  • Malay: “Muzium Sejarah Kebangsaan Azerbaijan”
  • Malayalam: “നാഷണൽ മ്യൂസിയം ഓഫ് ഹിസ്റ്ററി ഓഫ് അസർബൈജാൻ”
  • Marathi: “अझरबैजानच्या इतिहासाचे राष्ट्रीय संग्रहालय”
  • Persian: “موزه ملی تاریخ جمهوری آذربایجان”
  • Polish: “Muzeum Historii Azerbejdżanu”
  • Russian: “Музей истории Азербайджана”
  • Russian: “Национальный музей истории Азербайджана”
  • Serbian: “Narodni muzej istorije Azerbejdžana”
  • Serbian: “Народни музеј историје Азербејџана (Баку)”
  • Serbian: “Народни музеј историје Азербејџана Баку”
  • Serbian: “Народни музеј историје Азербејџана у Бакуу”
  • Serbian: “Народни музеј историје Азербејџана”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Narodni muzej historije Azerbejdžana”
  • Slovenian: “Narodni muzej zgodovine Azerbajdžana”
  • South Azerbaijani: “آذربایجان میلی تاریخ موزه‌سی”
  • Spanish: “Museo Estatal de Historia de Azerbaiyan”
  • Spanish: “Museo Estatal de Historia de Azerbaiyán”
  • Turkish: “Azerbaycan Ulusal Tarih Müzesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Музей історії Азербайджану”
  • Uzbek: “Ozarbayjon milliy tarixi muzeyi”
  • Volapük: “Tatik Mused Jenava Lasärbäcäna”

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