Parachute tower

Parachute tower in Baku is a construction of 75 meters height located in Baku Boulevard and which was built in form of . It was opened in 1936 and is one of the tourist attractions of the capital of .
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …is open 24/7
  • …stands 75 metres (246 feet) tall
  • Description: tower in baku (Azerbaijan)
  • Address: Neftçilər prospekti, Bakı
  • Also known as
    “Parachute tower in Baku”
    “Paraşüt Qülləsi”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The National History Museum of Azerbaijan and Maiden Tower.
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The National Museum of History of Azerbaijan is the largest museum in . is situated 340 metres west of Parachute tower.
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The is a 12th-century monument in the , , . is situated 630 metres southwest of Parachute tower.
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The Museum Center of the Ministry of Culture and… is situated 180 metres northwest of Parachute tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old City and Baku.
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or Inner City is the historical core of , the capital of .
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is the capital of and is the largest city in the .
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is a settlement in , . is situated 3 km southwest of Parachute tower.

Parachute tower

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Latitude
40.36857° or 40° 22′ 7″ north
Longitude
49.844° or 49° 50′ 38″ east
Open location code
8HGF9R9V+CJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4720927490
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q4345043

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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Turkish—“Parachute tower” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Bakı saat qülləsi”
  • Azerbaijani: “Paraşüt qülləsi”
  • Georgian: “პარაშუტის კოშკი ბაქოში”
  • German: “Fallschirmsprungturm Baku”
  • Russian: “Парашютная вышка в Баку”
  • Russian: “Парашютная вышка”
  • Turkish: “Bakü Paraşüt Kulesi”

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