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Land of fire

This was a fleeting visit to an oil-rich country on the shores of the Caspian Sea, following visits to its neighbours in the Caucasus, Armenia and Georgia.

Azerbaijan boasts a showpiece capital in Baku, with contemporary architecture and wide, pleasant boulevards.

Outside of Baku, the country boasts fortresses, ancient rock carvings and plumes of fire from the earth.

But the landscape is sometimes barren and unforgiving, while the opulence and modernity of Baku doesn’t extend much beyond the city.

Here’s what I saw…

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Tags: Azerbaijan, Azeri flag, Baku, Baku metro, Caspian, Caucasus, Fire Towers, Haydar Aliyev, land of fire, petroglyphs, photography, travel, Zaha Hadid

3 thoughts on “Land of fire”

ckponderings on November 12, 2018 at 14:33 said:

Lovely images from a less well known tourist destination! Land of Fire is a particularly great shot! :) So, are you rediscovering your Eurovision roots? ;)

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- mikeosbornphoto on November 12, 2018 at 17:32 said:
  
  Thanks Richard. Ha! Well throughout my Caucasus trip I was in tune with those countries’ Eurovision contributions. And tonight I’m in Africa ;)
  
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  - ckponderings on November 12, 2018 at 17:47 said:
    
    Wow! A proper road trip, then! :)
    
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November 10, 2018
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