Mammad Amin Rasulzade (, ,; born in January 31, 1884, Novxanı, near Baku — died March 6, 1955, Ankara ) was an Azerbaijani statesman, scholar, public figure and the first and only president of Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan ( 1918 – 1920 ).

Ayaz Niyazi oglu Mutallibov (,, born 12 May, 1938, Baku ) was the last leader of Soviet Azerbaijan, and the first President of independent Azerbaijan from October 1991 till May 1992.

Vagit Alekperov (); (, born September 1, 1950 in Baku, Azerbaijan ) is an Azerbaijani businessman and currently a President of the leading Russian oil company LUKOIL.

Uzeyir bey Abdul Huseyn oglu Hajibeyov (, / عزیر حاجی ‌ بیوو ; ; September 18, 1885, Agjabadi – November 23, 1948, Baku ) was an Azerbaijani and Soviet composer, conductor, publicist, playwright, teacher, translator, and social figure from Azerbaijan.

Gara Abulfaz oghlu Garayev (, February 5, 1918, Baku – May 13, 1982, Moscow ), also spelled as Qara Qarayev or Kara Karayev, was a prominent Azerbaijani composer of the Soviet period.

Baku Akae (, April 22, 1933 – June 8, 2012 ) was a Japanese novelist.

A non-Japanese video game featuring a dream-eating tapir also exists., and in the Manga of Masashi Kishimoto Naruto, the late character Danzo Shimura is capable of summoning a giant Baku to aid him in battle ( unlike many modern representations, the Baku that appears in Naruto is very close to the original japanesse description of a Baku ).

* 1878 – The coat of arms of the Baku governorate is established.

* Manas International Airport near Bishkek is the main international terminal, with flights to Moscow, Tashkent, Dushanbe, Istanbul, Baku and London.

* 1735 – An agreement between Nadir Shah and Russia is signed near Ganja and Russian troops are withdrawn from Baku.

The Center for Economic and Social Development, or CESD ; in Azeri, Azerbaijan, İqtisadi və Sosial İnkişaf Mərkəzi ( İSİM ) is an Azeri think tank, non-profit organization, NGO based in Baku, Azerbaijan.

international: the old Soviet system of cable and microwave is still serviceable ; satellite service between Baku and Turkey provides access to 200 countries ; additional satellite providers supply services between Baku and specific countries ; Azerbaijan is a signator of the Trans-Asia-Europe Fiber-Optic Line ( TAE ); their lines are not laid but a Turkish satellite and a microwave link between Azerbaijan and Iran could provide Azerbaijan worldwide access

Baku is the centre of a major oil-and gas-producing region, and major long-distance pipelines radiate from the region's oil fields to all neighboring areas.

It made partly obsolete the old Soviet pipeline pumping crude oil from the onshore and offshore Caspian fields near Baku west across Azerbaijan and Georgia to the port of Batumi, where the oil is either exported in its crude form or processed at Batumi's refinery.

Baku International Marine Trade Port is the largest port on the Caspian Sea.

* The Sandman is a likely influence for the Pokémon character Hypno as well as the mythical Japanese creature Baku.

Baku, or " tent ," is an abbreviation of bakufu, meaning " military government " — that is, the shogunate.

The Baku dialect is the basis of Standard Azerbaijani.

The Latin rock inscription close to Boyukdash mountain in Qobustan, Baku, which mentions Legio XII Fulminata, is the world's easternmost Roman evidence known.

Astrakhan is linked by rail to the north-Volgograd, Moscow, east-Kazakhstan, Atyrau ; south-Makhachkala, Baku.

As of 2011, 1000 Chinese-made version of LTI's latest model TX4 were ordered by Baku Taxi Company and the plan is part of a program originally announced by the Transport Ministry of Azerbaijan to introduce London cabs to the capital Baku.

Mechanics, pilots and hardware travelled by rail and air via Tehran ( Iran ) to Baku ( the capital of Azerbaijan ).

Diverse khanates existed in Azerbaijan, including Baku ( present capital ), Ganja, Jawad, Quba ( Kuba ), Salyan, Shakki ( Sheki, ruler style Bashchi since 1743 ) and Shirvan = Shamakha ( 1748 – 1786 temporarily split into Khoja Shamakha and Yeni Shamakha ), Talysh ( 1747 – 1814 ); Nakhichevan and ( Nagorno ) Karabakh.

* Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan ( alternate spelling )

It connects Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan ; Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia ; and Ceyhan, a port on the south-eastern Mediterranean coast of Turkey, hence its name.

Nesîmî is venerated in the modern Republic of Azerbaijan, and one of the districts of the capital city, Baku, bears his name.

This, however, contradicted another version he told the court, where he stated that he was studying in Azerbaijan's capital of Baku and in Turkey from 1992 to 1996.

) Mingechevir is situated in 280 – 300 km west of the capital of the republic, Baku.

In 1918, Ganja became the temporary capital of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, at which point it was renamed Ganja again, until Baku was recaptured from the British backed Centrocaspian Dictatorship.

Sumgayit (; ; also, Sumgait and Sumqayyt ) is one of the largest cities in Azerbaijan, located near the Caspian Sea, about 31 kilometres away from the capital, Baku.

The city has a population of 308, 700 ( 2009 census ), making it the third-largest city in Azerbaijan after the capital Baku and Ganja.

Sumqayit is located about 31 kilometers ( approximiately 20 miles ) northwest of Azerbaijan's capital Baku, near the Caspian Sea.

Heydar Aliyev International Airport ( former Bina International Airport, ) is the international airport in Azerbaijan located northeast of the capital Baku.

Neftchi Baku PFC (), also known Neftchi, is an Azerbaijani football club based in the capital, Baku, that currently plays in the Azerbaijan Premier League.

## Baku khanate ( now capital of Azerbaijan Republic ),

In 1923 Khankendi was renamed Stepanakert by the Soviet government to honor Stepan Shahumyan, ethnic Armenian leader of the 26 Baku Commissars, and, after the Shusha pogrom had resulted in major destruction at Shusha, the former regional capital, Stepanakert was made the capital of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.

The name Ucar derives from the Turkic word " Ucqar " meaning " remote ", as Ucar was remote from the Shirvanshah capital at Baku, and on the frontier of the Shirvan state.

While in the capital city of Baku, Ameri also met with the President of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan, Mahmud Karimov and the leadership of the Academy's Manuscripts Institute, promising American help in preserving the country's ancient manuscripts.

Rayon is located 374 km from the capital Baku and 45 km from the closest town of Agdam.

The distance between Agdash rayon and capital Baku is 249 km.

Baku was becoming one of the largest cities in Russia.

Lokomotiv's 6 – 0 win against Neftchi Baku in the UEFA Cup was the largest victory in the Europe competition's history at the time.