#History

Fly2Baku blog posts about “History”: 24 article(s) on Baku and Azerbaijan — sights, travel tips and tours.

Culture · 11 November 2026

Imadaddin Nasimi — A Poet Ahead of His Time

"Both worlds can fit within me, but I cannot fit in this world." Nasimi's lines still sound modern 600 years on.

Guides · 11 November 2026

Fire country near Baku: Ateshgah, Yanardag and Gala

A short drive from Baku, the Absheron Peninsula brings together a fire temple, the burning hillside of Yanardag, and the open-air museum village of Gala.

Guides · 11 November 2026

A day in Gobustan: rock carvings and mud volcanoes

Gobustan is known for its UNESCO-listed rock carvings and for a side trip to mud volcanoes — one of the most distinctive day routes from Baku.

Sights · 11 November 2026

Inside Icherisheher: Baku’s walled Old City

Icherisheher still feels like a fortress: a hilltop quarter by the sea, ringed by stone walls, where the city of Baku first took shape.

Nature · 6 November 2026

Peri Gala — A Mysterious Fortress in the Cliff

About 300 metres up a sheer rock face hides a fortress only climbers can reach. This is Peri Gala.

History · 29 October 2026

The History of the Baku Tram

Baku's first electric tram ran in 1924 and its last in 2004. Remembering 80 years of the Baku tram.

History · 22 October 2026

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral — Baku's Lost "Golden Church"

In the late 19th century Baku built a vast Orthodox cathedral with golden domes. Its story is part of the history of a multicultural city.

Sights · 13 October 2026

Mosques of Baku: From the Juma Mosque to Taza Pir

Baku's mosques range from medieval Icherisheher stones to oil-boom landmarks and modern buildings. A short guide.

Food · 9 October 2026

Azerbaijani Wine: An Ancient Tradition and New Wineries

Archaeologists find wine jars thousands of years old here. Today Azerbaijani wine is enjoying a revival.

Sights · 5 October 2026

Ashabi-Kahf — The Cave of the Seven Sleepers in Nakhchivan

Ashabi-Kahf is tied to the story of seven youths who slept in a cave for centuries. Today it's Nakhchivan's main pilgrimage site.

History · 30 September 2026

The Mardakan Castles — Guardians of Absheron

Tall stone towers among Mardakan's summer gardens protected Absheron's villagers from raids for centuries.

History · 25 September 2026

The Gypsy Caravanserai — A Forgotten Stop on the Road to Shamakhi

On the old caravan route from Baku to Shamakhi stands a stone caravanserai locals call the Gypsy caravanserai.

Sights · 22 September 2026

Gala Open-Air Museum: Life on the Absheron Peninsula

Forty minutes from Baku you can step into an old Absheron courtyard, watch bread being baked and carpets woven, and walk among burial mounds.

Sights · 17 September 2026

Diri Baba Mausoleum — A Tomb Built into the Rock

On the road to Shamakhi stands a mausoleum set into a cliff, tied to the legend of a saint who "never died".

Sights · 15 September 2026

Nij — Village of the Udi, Heirs of Caucasian Albania

Nij is home to the Udi, one of the Caucasus's oldest peoples. Ancient Albanian churches and Gabala's best orchards await.

Sights · 10 September 2026

Bibi-Heybat Mosque — A Shrine on Baku Bay

One of Azerbaijan's holiest places stands right by the sea. Its story and tips for visitors.

Culture · 7 September 2026

Leyli and Majnun — The First Opera of the East

In 1908 the Taghiyev Theatre staged the first opera of the Muslim world, written by 22-year-old Uzeyir Hajibeyli.

History · 5 September 2026

Murtuza Mukhtarov and His Gothic Palace

He started out bailing oil from pits by hand and ended up owning Baku's most "European" palace.

Culture · 3 September 2026

Chovgan — Azerbaijan's UNESCO-Listed Horseback Game

Chovgan is over a thousand years old, mentioned by Nizami and now protected by UNESCO. Its history and rules.

Sights · 31 August 2026

Government House in Baku — Stalinist Grandeur by the Sea

One of Baku's grandest buildings took 16 years to finish. Its story and how to see it at its best.

History · 29 August 2026

Ahmadiyya Jabrayilov — "Armand Michel" of the French Resistance

A soldier from a village near Sheki escaped a prison camp and became a hero of the French Resistance. His life reads like a film script.

History · 28 August 2026

The Oil Boom: How Oil Built Baku

In the early 1900s Baku produced half the world's oil. How that transformed the city — and what's left of the era.

History · 21 August 2026

The Old Bathhouses of Baku

Domes sunk into the ground and warm halls — bathhouses were central to life in old Baku. Here are the ones that survive.

Sights · 18 August 2026

Sheki — City of the Khan's Palace and Caravanserais

Sheki is one of Azerbaijan's most beautiful towns. A stained-glass palace, a Silk Road caravanserai and famous halva await 300 km from Baku.