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Baku   /bɑkˈu/   Listen
Baku

noun
1.
A port city on the Caspian Sea that is the capital of Azerbaijan and an important center for oil production.  Synonym: capital of Azerbaijan.






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"Baku" Quotes from Famous Books



... the country a similar increase has taken place. The towns which have become important industrial and commercial centres have naturally grown most rapidly. For example, in a period of twelve years (1885-97) the populations of Lodz, of Ekaterinoslaf, of Baku, of Yaroslavl, and of Libau, have more than doubled. In the five largest towns of the Empire—St. Petersburg, Moscow, Warsaw, Odessa and Lodz—the aggregate population rose during the same twelve years from 2,423,000 ...
— Russia • Donald Mackenzie Wallace

... the city called Soldania[4], where the Persian emperor resides during the summer; but in winter he changes his residence to another city upon the sea of Baku[5]. Soldania is a large city, but very cold, from its situation in the mountains, and has considerable trade, and abundance of good water. From thence I set out with a caravan of merchants, for the Upper India, and in our way, after many days journey, we came ...
— A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. 1 • Robert Kerr



Words linked to "Baku" :   capital of Azerbaijan, national capital, Azerbaijani Republic, port, Azerbajdzhan Republic, Azerbaijan, Azerbajdzhan



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