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Icheri Shehr: old & new, here you can see Islamic architecture next to 19th century Russian buildings.
I can not say the food was good any where in this city. What happened to great cooking of the region? The Iranian influence? I have no idea, but you cannot find decent food in Baku!
But the Qajars were no match for the modern imperial Russian army and lost in two wars with Russia in 1813 and 1828.
Heading north and leaving Iran: beloved Caspian shore from above. For much of history and until the 19th century, the region of Caucasus [Qafqaz- today Republics of Azarbaijan, Armenia (Armanestan) and Eastern Georgia (Gorjestan) were part of Iran based empires. The name 'Baku' or 'Baki' is derived from old Persian meaning the seat of god.
Historically, the name 'Azarbaijan' was not used for this region and it was adopted only in 1918. The country is small both in size and population (about 8 million, 1.8 million live in Baku). The dominant language is Azari-Turkish, although about a million people speak Talesh (an Indo-European language) and in some high mountain villages, some still consider Persian as their mother language.
The oldest part of the city is Icheri Shehr (lower city) surrounded by a wall. This was the town fortress. Within it were the the citadel (Arg), mosques, bazaars, and caravanseraies. Arg was the residence of the local ruler and an administrative center.
Baku from above. When the region was reincorporated into Iran under the Safavi Empire (1501-1722), It came to be called 'Baadkubeh' literary 'where wind hits', thus the name 'city of wind'.
There are four sets of architecture in the city: Islamic/Iranian, Imperial Russian, Soviet, and post-Soviet. There are some structures from pre-Islamic, Iranian/Zoroastrian past, but not in Baku itself.
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