Baku Zoo

Baku Zoological Park, more commonly known as Baku Zoo, is a 10.5-acre zoo located in the Narimanov district of the capital city of , . It features over 125 species of animals, and is one of the most popular zoos in the country.
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  • Type: Park
  • Description: zoo in Baku, Azerbaijan
  • Also known as: “Bakı Zooparkı”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium and ADA University Library.

Stadium
The is a multi-purpose stadium in , . It is currently used mostly for football matches. It served as the home ground for the Azerbaijan national football team until they moved to the . is situated 490 metres north of Baku Zoo.

Library
, a library in , , was established in 2012 with the opening of ADA University's new campus in the Narimanov district. is situated 140 metres northwest of Baku Zoo.

Railway station
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Baku railway station is the central station of , the capital of . It is located in the Nesimi district in central Baku, approximately 3 km northeast from the historical core of Baku, . is situated 1½ km south of Baku Zoo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Baku and Old City.

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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.

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. is situated 3½ km southwest of Baku Zoo.

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 3½ km east of Baku Zoo.

Baku Zoo

Latitude
40.39342° or 40° 23′ 36″ north
Longitude
49.85052° or 49° 51′ 2″ east
Open location code
8HGF9VV2+96
Open­Street­Map ID
way 151332926
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­zoo
Wiki­data ID
Q2452280
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Volapük—“Baku Zoo” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Բաքվի կենդանաբանական այգի”
  • Azerbaijani: “Bakı şəhər heyvanat parkı”
  • Azerbaijani: “Bakı zooloji parkı”
  • Azerbaijani: “Bakı Zooloji Parkı”
  • Azerbaijani: “Bakı zooparkı”
  • Bashkir: “Баҡы зоопаркы”
  • Belarusian: “Бакінскі заапарк”
  • Bosnian: “Zoološki vrt u Bakuu”
  • Bulgarian: “Зоопарк в Баку”
  • Catalan: “Parc Zoològic de Bakú”
  • Chinese: “巴庫動物園”
  • Croatian: “Zoološki vrt u Bakuu”
  • Dutch: “Baku Zoo”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جنينة حيوانات باكو”
  • French: “parc zoologique de Bakou”
  • French: “Parc zoologique de Bakou”
  • Georgian: “ბაქოს ზოოპარკი”
  • German: “Zoologischer Park Baku”
  • Italian: “Zoo di Baku”
  • Japanese: “バクー動物園”
  • Kölsch: “Zoo va Baku”
  • Korean: “바쿠 동물원”
  • Literary Chinese: “巴庫動物園”
  • Lithuanian: “Baku zoologijos sodas”
  • Malayalam: “ബാക്കു മൃഗശാല”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Zoo de Bakó”
  • Persian: “باغ‌وحش باکو”
  • Polish: “Ogród zoologiczny w Baku”
  • Portuguese: “Zoológico de Bacu”
  • Portuguese: “Zoológico de Baku”
  • Russian: “Бакинский зоопарк”
  • Russian: “Зоопарк”
  • Serbian: “Золошки врт у Бакуу”
  • Serbian: “Зоолошки врт у Бакуу”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Zoološki vrt u Bakuu”
  • Spanish: “Parque zoologico de Baku”
  • Spanish: “Parque zoológico de Bakú”
  • Swedish: “Baku zoo”
  • Tamil: “பக்கூ விலங்குக் காட்சிச்சாலை”
  • Turkish: “Bakü Hayvanat Bahçesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Бакинський зоопарк”
  • Vietnamese: “Vườn thú Baku”
  • Volapük: “Nimagad di Bakı”

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