Fire Temple Ateshgah

The Ateshgah of Baku, often called the "Fire Temple of Baku", is a castle-like religious temple in , a suburb in , . Based on Iranian and Indian inscriptions, the temple was used as a Hindu, Sikh, and Zoroastrian place of worship.
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  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: Fire Temple in Surakhany, Baku, Azerbaijan
  • Also known as: “Atashgah”, “ātashgāh”, “Atashgyakh”, “Atech-Ga”, “Ateshgah Baku”, “Ateshgah of Baku”, “Atəşgah Məbədi”, “Atshi-Baguan”, “Fire Temple Baku”, “Fire Temple of Baku”, “Fires of Baguan”, “The Ateshgah at Surakhany”, and “The Ateshgah at Surakhany, Baku”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Azersun Arena and Bulbula.

Pitch
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The or Tofiq Ismayilov Stadium, also referred as Surakhani Stadium is a football stadium in , , , opened in June 2015. is situated 1¼ km northwest of Fire Temple Ateshgah.

Lake
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is a lake in , located on the , between the villages of and at an altitude of 8 m above sea level. is situated 3 km west of Fire Temple Ateshgah.

Restaurant
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The is one of the principal performing arts centers and music venues of . is situated 3 km northeast of Fire Temple Ateshgah.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Suraxanı and Baku.

Town
or Surakhany is a town in the eastern part of , administrative center of raion of agglomeration. It is located in the , at an altitude of 12 meters above sea level, 30 km to the north-east from Baku.

Locality
Economic Region is one of the 14 economic regions of Azerbaijan. It borders the economic region of to the west and Caspian Sea to the east. is situated 3 km east of Fire Temple Ateshgah.

Suburb
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is a municipality in , . It has a population of 15,755. is situated 7 km south of Fire Temple Ateshgah.

Fire Temple Ateshgah

Latitude
40.41547° or 40° 24′ 56″ north
Longitude
50.00855° or 50° 0′ 31″ east
Open location code
8HGGC285+5C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 218848941
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Wiki­data ID
Q754560
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Fire Temple Ateshgah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “معبد آتشكاه”
  • Arabic: “معبد النار باكو”
  • Arabic: “معبدآتشكاه (باكو)”
  • Armenian: “Աթեշգա (Բաքու)”
  • Armenian: “Աթեշգա”
  • Asturian: “Ateshgah de Bakú”
  • Azerbaijani: “Atəşgah”
  • Azerbaijani: “Suraxanı atəşgahı”
  • Bengali: “বাকুর আতেশগাহ”
  • Chinese: “阿特什加”
  • Crimean Tatar: “Ateşgah”
  • Crimean Tatar: “Ateşgâh”
  • Czech: “Atešgah”
  • Czech: “Atəşgah”
  • Dimli (individual language): “Ateşgah”
  • Dutch: “Vuurtempel van Bakoe”
  • Esperanto: “Fajrotemplo de Bakuo”
  • French: “Atechgah”
  • French: “Ateshgah”
  • Georgian: “ათეშგიაჰი”
  • German: “Ateschgah von Baku”
  • German: “Ateschgah”
  • Hindi: “अतेशगाह अग्नि मंदिर”
  • Hindi: “बाकू आतेशगाह”
  • Hungarian: “Tűztemplom”
  • Indonesian: “Atashgah”
  • Indonesian: “Ateshgyakh”
  • Indonesian: “Kuil api baku”
  • Indonesian: “Kuil Api Baku”
  • Indonesian: “Kuil Api Zoroaster”
  • Italian: “Ateshgah di Baku”
  • Japanese: “バクーのアテシュギャーフ”
  • Kazakh: “Атешгәх”
  • Kazakh: “Атешгях”
  • Lithuanian: “Ateshgah”
  • Malay: “Kuil Api Baku”
  • Malayalam: “ബാകുവിലെ അറ്റേഷ്ഗാഹ്”
  • Persian: “آتشکده باکو”
  • Persian: “آتشکدهٔ باکو”
  • Persian: “آتشگاه باکو”
  • Persian: “آتشگاهٔ باکو”
  • Persian: “اتشکده باکو”
  • Persian: “اتشکدهٔ باکو”
  • Persian: “اتشگاه باکو”
  • Persian: “اتشگاهٔ باکو”
  • Polish: “Ateszgah”
  • Russian: “Атешгях”
  • Russian: “Храм огнепоклонников Атешгях”
  • Serbian: “Atešgah iz Bakua”
  • Serbian: “Hram vatre u Bakuu”
  • Serbian: “Атешгах (Баку)”
  • Serbian: “Атешгах Баку”
  • Serbian: “Атешгах из Бакуа”
  • Serbian: “Атешгах у Бакуу”
  • Serbian: “Храм ватре Баку”
  • Serbian: “Храм ватре у Бакуу”
  • Sindhi: “باڪو آتشگاهہ”
  • Sindhi: “باڪو جي آتشگاهہ”
  • Slovenian: “Atešgah”
  • Spanish: “Ateshgah de Bakú”
  • Tamil: “பகு அதேசகம்”
  • Tatar: “Атәшгяһ”
  • Tatar: “Атешгях”
  • Thai: “อาเตชกาห์แห่งบากู”
  • Turkish: “Ateşgah”
  • Turkish: “Ateşgahlar Mabedi”
  • Turkish: “Bakü Ateşgahı”
  • Ukrainian: “Атешгях”
  • Uzbek: “Boku otashgohi”

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