Maiden Tower

The Maiden Tower is a 12th-century monument in the , , . Along with the , dated to the 15th century, it forms a group of historic monuments listed in 2001 under the UNESCO World Heritage List of Historical Monuments as cultural property, Category III.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Palace of the Shirvanshahs and Multani Caravanserai.

Museum
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The is a 15th-century palace built by the Shirvanshahs and described by UNESCO as "one of the pearls of Azerbaijan's architecture". is situated 350 metres west of Maiden Tower.

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The is a caravanserai located in , . It was established in the 14th century and is located in the , opposite the Bukhara Caravanserai.

Theater building
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The 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. is situated 180 metres northeast of Maiden Tower.

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 . The is the most ancient part of Baku, which is surrounded by walls.

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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.

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 5 km northeast of Maiden Tower.

Maiden Tower

Latitude
40.36615° or 40° 21′ 58″ north
Longitude
49.83727° or 49° 50′ 14″ east
Levels
9
Open location code
8HGF9R8P+FW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 299418016
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q842822
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Maiden Tower” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “برج مايدن”
  • Arabic: “قلعة الفتاة”
  • Armenian: “Աղջկա աշտարակ”
  • Armenian: “Կըզ-Կալասի”
  • Armenian: “Կույսի աշտարակ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Qız qalası”
  • Bashkir: “Ҡыҙ ҡәлғәһе”
  • Belarusian: “Дзявочая вежа, Баку”
  • Belarusian: “Дзявочая вежа”
  • Catalan: “Torre de la donzella”
  • Catalan: “Torre de la Donzella”
  • Chinese: “少女塔 (巴庫)”
  • Chinese: “少女塔”
  • Chinese: “巴庫少女塔”
  • Czech: “Maidenská věž”
  • Czech: “Panenská věž”
  • Dutch: “Maagdentoren (Bakoe)”
  • Dutch: “Maagdentoren”
  • Esperanto: “Qız Qalası”
  • Esperanto: “Turo de la Pucelino”
  • Esperanto: “Turo de la Pucelo”
  • Esperanto: “Virgulina turo”
  • Finnish: “Neitsyttorni”
  • French: “La Tour de la Vierge”
  • French: “Tour de la Vierge de Bakou”
  • French: “tour de la Vierge”
  • Georgian: “ქალწულის კოშკი ბაქოში”
  • Georgian: “ქალწულის კოშკი”
  • Georgian: “ყიზყალასი”
  • German: “Jungfrauenbastei”
  • German: “Jungfrauenturm”
  • German: “Kyz-Kalasy”
  • German: “Mädchenturm”
  • German: “Qız Qalası”
  • Greek: “Παρθένος Πύργος του Μπακού”
  • Greek: “Πύργος της Παρθένου”
  • Hebrew: “מגדל העלמה (באקו)”
  • Hebrew: “מגדל העלמה”
  • Hungarian: “Szűz-torony”
  • Indonesian: “Menara Perawan”
  • Italian: “Torre della Vergine”
  • Japanese: “乙女の塔 (バクー)”
  • Japanese: “乙女の塔”
  • Kazakh: “Қыз мұнарасы (Баку)”
  • Kazakh: “Қыз мұнарасы”
  • Korean: “메이든탑”
  • Latvian: “Jaunavas tornis”
  • Lithuanian: “Mergelės bokštas”
  • Maithili: “मैदेन टावर”
  • Malay: “Menara Perawan”
  • Malayalam: “മെയ്ഡൻ ടവർ”
  • Maltese: “Torri tax-Xebba (Baku)”
  • Maltese: “Torri tax-Xebba”
  • Nepali: “मैदेन टावर”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Jomfrutårnet i Baku”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Qız Qalası”
  • Persian: “قلعه دختر باکو”
  • Persian: “قلعه دختر”
  • Persian: “قلعهٔ دختر”
  • Persian: “قیزقلعه سی”
  • Polish: “Baszta Dziewicza w Baku”
  • Portuguese: “Torre da Donzela”
  • Romanian: “Turnul Fecioarei”
  • Russian: “Девичья башня”
  • Russian: “Девичья Башня”
  • Serbian: “Девојачка кула”
  • Sindhi: “ڪنواري بُرج (باڪو)”
  • Sindhi: “ڪنواري ٺُل (باڪو)”
  • Sindhi: “ڪنواري ٽاور (باڪو)”
  • Sindhi: “ڪنواري منارو (باڪو)”
  • Sindhi: “ڪنواري مينار”
  • Sindhi: “ميڊن ٽاور (باڪو)”
  • Slovenian: “Deviški stolp (Baku)”
  • Slovenian: “Deviški stolp”
  • South Azerbaijani: “قیز قالاسی (باکی)”
  • South Azerbaijani: “قیز قالاسی”
  • Spanish: “Torre de la Doncella”
  • Swedish: “Giz Galasi”
  • Swedish: “Jungfrutornet i Baku”
  • Swedish: “Maiden Tower”
  • Swedish: “Qiz Qalazi”
  • Swedish: “Qız Qalası”
  • Tatar: “Кыз манарасы”
  • Turkish: “Kız Kulesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Дівоча вежа”
  • Urdu: “قلعہ دوشیزہ”
  • Uzbek: “Qiz qalʼasi”
  • Vietnamese: “Tháp Maiden, Baku”
  • Vietnamese: “Tháp Maiden”
  • Western Panjabi: “قلعہ دوشیزہ”

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