Baku Puppet Theatre

The Baku Puppet Theatre 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.
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  • Type: Theater building
  • Description: State puppet theater in Baku, Azerbaijan
  • Also known as: “Azerbaijan State Puppet Theatre”, “Azerbaijan State Puppet Theatre named after Abdulla Shaig”, “Azerbejdžanko državno lutkarsko pozorište nazvano po Abdulu Šaiku”, “Devlet Kukla Tiyatrosu”, “Lutkarsko pozorište (Baku)”, “Lutkarsko pozorište Baku”, “Teatro de titeres de Baku”, “Азербејџанко државно луткарско позориште названо по Абдулу Шаику”, “Луткарско позориште (Баку)”, “Луткарско позориште Баку”, and “Луткарско позориште у Бакуу”
  • Address: 36 Neftçilər pr., Bakı

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Maiden Tower and The National History Museum of Azerbaijan.

Castle
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The is a 12th-century monument in the , , . is situated 180 metres southwest of Baku Puppet Theatre.

Museum
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The National Museum of History of Azerbaijan is the largest museum in . is situated 270 metres north of Baku Puppet Theatre.

Museum
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The is a 15th-century… is situated 510 metres west of Baku Puppet Theatre.

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 .

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is the capital of and is the largest city in the .

Suburb
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is a settlement in , . is situated 2½ km south of Baku Puppet Theatre.

Baku Puppet Theatre

Latitude
40.367° or 40° 22′ 1″ north
Longitude
49.83913° or 49° 50′ 21″ east
Open location code
8HGF9R8Q+RM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 152184311
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­theatre
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q597749
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Baku Puppet Theatre” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مسرح دمية دولة أذربيجان”
  • Armenian: “Ադրբեջանի պետական տիկնիկային թատրոն”
  • Assamese: “বাকু পাপেট থিয়েটাৰ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Azərbaycan Dövlət Kukla Teatrı”
  • Belarusian: “Тэатр лялек імя А. Шаіга”
  • Catalan: “Teatre de titelles de Bakú”
  • Central Kurdish: “شانۆی بووکەڵەی باکوو”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مسرح عرايس دولة اذربيجان”
  • French: “Théâtre national de marionnettes d’Azerbaïdjan”
  • Georgian: “აზერბაიჯანის თოჯინების სახელმწიფო თეატრი”
  • German: “Aserbaidschanisches Staatliches Puppentheater”
  • German: “Staatliches Puppentheater Aserbaidschans”
  • Hungarian: “Azerbajdzsán Állami Bábszínház”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Teatre de Mariòtas de Bakó”
  • Persian: “تئاتر دولتی عروسکی جمهوری آذربایجان”
  • Russian: “Азербайджанский государственный кукольный театр”
  • Russian: “Театр кукол им. А. Шаига”
  • Serbian: “Lutkarsko pozorište u Bakuu”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Lutkarsko pozorište u Bakuu”
  • Spanish: “Teatro de títeres de Bakú”
  • Turkish: “Azerbaycan Devlet Kukla Tiyatrosu”
  • Ukrainian: “Азербайджанський державний театр ляльок імені Абдулли Шаїга”
  • Ukrainian: “Азербайджанський Державний Театр ляльок імені Абдулли Шаїга”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Ağ Liliyalar Fontan Bağı and Yeni il və Novruz Yarmarkaları.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Puppet Theatre and Expresscut.

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