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Baku (US /bɑːˈkuː, ˈbɑːkuː/, UK /bæˈkuː, ˈbækuː/;[1][2]) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region.[3] Baku is located 28 m below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world and also the largest city in the world located below sea level. Baku lies on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, alongside the Bay of Baku. At the beginning of 2009, Baku's urban population was estimated at just over two million people.[4] Officially, about 25% of all inhabitants of the country live in Baku's metropolitan area. Baku is the sole metropolis in Azerbaijan. In February 2009, Baku was the site of one of the 41 regional conferences of the Five Year Plan.[5]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Baku". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
- ↑ Template:Cite Oxford Dictionaries
- ↑ "Seven astounding facts about the city of Baku". Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ↑ "Population by economic and administrative regions, urban settlements at the beginning of the 2009". Archived from the original on 14 November 2009. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
- ↑ "Regional Conferences of the Five Year Plan". Bahá'í World News Service. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
