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Baku Old City (Icherisheher)
A UNESCO-listed walled medieval city within modern Baku featuring the Maiden Tower, Palace of the Shirvanshahs, and atmospheric stone alleyways.
11 km · about 20 min drive
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Qobu
Abşeron, Azerbaijan · Asia
About Qobu
Qobu works well as a base: 10 minutes from Gyuzdek, 19km from Yanar Dag (Burning Mountain).
Qobu is in Abşeron, Azerbaijan, with about 7,400 people. The nearest town is Gyuzdek, about 4 km away.
Qobu (Gobu) is a district and municipality in the Absheron District of Azerbaijan. Situated approximately 20 kilometers northwest of the capital city, Baku, Qobu has seen significant growth in recent years and now boasts a population exceeding 15,000 residents. The village is notable for its proximity to industrialRead more
and energy infrastructure, given its location within Azerbaijan's oil-rich region.
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Within an hour or so of Qobu: Baku Old City (Icherisheher) (11 km), Flame Towers, Baku (11 km), Baku City Circuit (12 km), Yanar Dag (Burning Mountain) (19 km).
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Qobu is in Abşeron, Azerbaijan, about 4 km from Gyuzdek.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 7,377
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Azerbaijan
- Region
- Abşeron
- Timezone
- Asia/Baku
- Coordinates
- 40.4047, 49.7131
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Worth the detour from Qobu
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Flame Towers, Baku
Three flame-shaped glass skyscrapers dominating the Baku skyline, covered in LED screens that display mesmerizing fire and flag animations at night.
11 km · about 20 min drive
racetrack
Baku City Circuit
A thrilling street circuit weaving through Baku's Old City with a 2.2 km straight along the Caspian Sea, producing unpredictable races.
12 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
Yanar Dag (Burning Mountain)
A hillside on the Absheron Peninsula that has burned continuously for decades, fed by natural gas seeping through sandstone: an easy, eerie evening drive from Baku.
19 km · about 20 min drive
ancient ruins
Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape
Over 6,000 ancient rock engravings and mud volcanoes on the shores of the Caspian Sea spanning 40,000 years of human history.
43 km · about 50 min drive
natural wonder
Mud Volcanoes of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan has nearly half the world's mud volcanoes, with hundreds of bubbling, oozing cones creating an otherworldly lunar landscape south of Baku.
53 km · about 60 min drive
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