Backpacking Azerbaijan: 9 best places to visit
The most rewarding stops for backpackers in Azerbaijan, ranked and mapped — and real routes through them, written by travellers who went.
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Baku
Baku
Flame towers over an old walled city.
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Sheki
Sheki
Silk Road town and khan's palace.
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Gobustan
Garadagh
Petroglyphs and mud volcanoes.
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Quba
Quba
Mountain town and villages.
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Lahic
Ismailli
Coppersmith cobbled village.
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Gabala
Gabala
Green foothills resort area.
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Naftalan
Naftalan
Curious crude-oil spa town.
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Ganja
Ganja
Historic second city.
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Yanardag
Absheron
The natural burning hillside.
Backpacking routes through Azerbaijan
Real trips through Azerbaijan, drawn on maps by the people who took them.
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