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Vista of Baku city, Azerbaijan, taken from the Heydar Aliyev Center Nick St.Oegger The country of Azerbaijan in the Caucuses region of Eurasia is about the size of the U.S. state of South Carolina, or the country of Ireland. It is a geographical and cultural vortex, sucking in and spinning out influences that are Persian, Turkic, Arabic and Russian. “We name this big cocktail Azerbaijan,” said Narim Musabayova, a local city guide and interpreter. “Look at a map. Many people wanted to control this city as a junction between Asia and Europe.” Part of the eight-lane highway leading from Heydar Aliyev International Airport to the capital city of Baku includes roadside art nouveau skyscrapers, resembling Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai decades ago (when less crowded). Locals disdain this analogy because their capital city was founded 16 centuries ago, whereas the mentioned city in the Emirates is less than two centuries old. Baku’s main roads are wide and immaculate (although often congested) and many include tree planted medians. The city’s vibrant night life keeps traffic chugging even at midnight, when Bolt and Yango taxis weave between dark green city busses. The city also has the 27 station and three-line Baku Metro that carries over a half million commuters daily. Crime in the city is generally low, and locals pride themselves on tolerance and openness. In 1918 Azerbaijan was the first predominantly Islamic country to give women the right to vote. Aerial view of Flame Towers and harbor on Caspian Sea in the city of Baku, Azerbaijan getty Oil Along the western shore of the Caspian Sea, Baku historically oscillated between Russian and Persian control. It became Azerbaijan’s capital in 1920 and today includes a population of 2.4 million residents. The city has for centuries derived economic clout from oil and gas…

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