Old City

Old City or Inner City is the historical core of , the capital of . The Old City is the most ancient part of Baku, which is surrounded by walls.
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  • Neighborhood
  • Description: the historical core of Baku, World Heritage Site
  • Also known as
    “İçəri Şəhər”
    “Icheri Sheher”
    “Old City of Baku”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Palace of the Shirvanshahs and Maiden Tower.
The is a 12th-century monument in the Old City, , .
The is a former Shia Islam and…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Baku and Bayil.
is the capital of and is the largest city in the .
Baku is a planned urban development in the district of . is situated 5 km northeast of Old City.

Old City

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Latitude
40.36609° or 40° 21′ 58″ north
Longitude
49.83481° or 49° 50′ 5″ east
Open location code
8HGF9R8M+CW
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“Old City” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Qyteti i vjetër”
  • Arabic: “المدينة القديمة”
  • Armenian: “Իչարի Շահար (Բաքվի թաղամաս)”
  • Armenian: “Իչարի Շահար”
  • Armenian: “Իչերի Շեհեր (Բաքվի թաղամաս)”
  • Azerbaijani: “İçəri şəhər”
  • Azerbaijani: “İçəri Şəhər”
  • Azerbaijani: “İçərişəhər”
  • Bashkir: “Эскәре шәһәр”
  • Bengali: “প্রাচীন বাকু নগরী”
  • Catalan: “Ciutat Vella (Bakú)”
  • Catalan: “Ciutat Vella de Bakú”
  • Chinese: “城牆圍繞的巴庫城”
  • Chinese: “巴库旧城”
  • Chinese: “巴庫古城”
  • Chinese: “巴庫舊城”
  • Chinese: “老城 (巴庫)”
  • Chinese: “舊城 (巴庫)”
  • Croatian: “İçəri Şəhər”
  • Croatian: “Stari grad (Baku)”
  • Croatian: “Stari grad Baku”
  • Czech: “İçəri Şəhər”
  • Czech: “Staré město”
  • Danish: “Bakus gamle bydel”
  • Dutch: “Ommuurde Stad van Bakoe met Shirvanshahpaleis en Maagdentoren”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “المدينه القديمه (باكو)”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “المدينه القديمه”
  • Esperanto: “Malnova Urbo (Bakuo)”
  • Esperanto: “Malnova Urbo”
  • French: “Vieille ville”
  • Galician: “Cidade vella de Bakú”
  • Georgian: “იჩერი-შეჰერი”
  • Georgian: “ძველი ბაქო”
  • Georgian: “ძველი ქალაქი (ბაქო)”
  • German: “Icäri Sähär”
  • German: “Iceri Seher”
  • German: “İçəri Şəhər”
  • Greek: “Παλιά Πόλη του Μπακού”
  • Hebrew: “העיר העתיקה בבאקו”
  • Hebrew: “העיר העתיקה של באקו”
  • Hebrew: “העיר מוקפת החומה בבאקו”
  • Hungarian: “Baku történelmi belvárosa”
  • Indonesian: “Kota Lama”
  • Italian: “Città Vecchia”
  • Japanese: “バクー旧市街”
  • Japanese: “旧市街 (バクー)”
  • Kazakh: “Ескі қала”
  • Kazakh: “Ичери-Шеһер”
  • Kazakh: “Ішкі қала (Баку)”
  • Kazakh: “Ішкі қала”
  • Korean: “성곽 도시”
  • Lithuanian: “Baku senamiestis”
  • Macedonian: “Стар град”
  • Macedonian: “Стар Град”
  • Maithili: “बाकुक पर्खाल सहर”
  • Malay: “Bandar Lama (Baku)”
  • Malay: “Bandar Lama”
  • Nepali: “बाकुको पर्खाल सहर”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gamlebyen i Baku”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “İçəri Şəhər”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Itsjeri Sjeher”
  • Persian: “ایچری شهر (باکو)”
  • Persian: “ایچری شهر(باکو)”
  • Persian: “ایچری شَهَر(باکو)”
  • Persian: “ایچری شهر”
  • Persian: “ایچری‌شهر”
  • Polish: “İçəri Şəhər”
  • Polish: “Miasto Wewnętrzne”
  • Portuguese: “Cidade Fortificada de Bacu”
  • Portuguese: “Cidade Fortificada de Baku”
  • Romanian: “Centrul istoric din Baku”
  • Romanian: “Orașul Vechi din Baku”
  • Russian: “Бакинская Крепость”
  • Russian: “Ичери Шехер (квартал Баку)”
  • Russian: “Ичери шехер”
  • Russian: “Ичери Шехер”
  • Russian: “Ичери-Шехер (квартал Баку)”
  • Russian: “Ичери-шехер”
  • Russian: “Ичери-Шехер”
  • Serbian: “Стари град (Баку)”
  • Serbian: “Стари град”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Stari grad (Baku)”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Stari grad Baku”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Stari grad”
  • Slovak: “İçəri Şəhər”
  • Slovak: “Staré mesto (Baku)”
  • Slovenian: “Staro mesto Baku”
  • Spanish: “Ciudad Vieja de Bakúel”
  • Spanish: “Ciudad Vieja”
  • Swedish: “Gamla staden (Baku)”
  • Swedish: “Gamla staden, Baku”
  • Tatar: “Бакы иске диварэче шәһәре”
  • Turkish: “İçeri Şehir”
  • Turkish: “İçerişehir”
  • Ukrainian: “Ічері Шехер (квартал Баку)”
  • Ukrainian: “Старе місто (Баку)”
  • Ukrainian: “Старе місто”
  • Urdu: “قدیم شہر”
  • Uzbek: “Icheri-sheher”
  • Vietnamese: “Thành cổ Baku”
  • Western Panjabi: “قدیم شہر”

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