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Ever better connected, Baku, the capital, is one of Eurasia’s biggest air traffic hubs and is closer to
Central Europe than you might have thought. But the country is not just conveniently located – it also
benefits from being a remarkable human melting pot straddling different great cultures – European,
Turkish, Russian and Persian – all seamlessly integrated within a harmonious nation. There is no
other location where entire service personnel will speak Turkish and Russian, along with decent
English and Farsi and there is no place a meeting planner can gather delegates across the CIS, the
Turkic world and Iran with a minimum of visa formalities

Baku, the city of wind caresses visitors with its Caspian breezes. But behind its maritime seascapes, artful water features
and manicured green parks lies a semi desert hinterland. Here spontaneous flames leap magically from lonely hillsides.
And the mysterious Fire Mountain of Yanar Dag still burns in own unique fashion. It is just a day trip to the Caucasus’s
grandest new ski resorts and not much further to fascinating caravanserai towns like historic Sheki, idyllically set amid
patchworks of bucolic fields and forested mountain foothills. Yet within its modest boundaries, Azerbaijan presents an
awesome smorgasbord of climates, cultures and scenic wonders. A day trip is enough to see mud volcanoes and oaks,
poppy fields and deserts, timeless villages and 21st century cities. Taste local wine in a medieval caravanserai. Sip fragrant
Lankaran tea in a silk-draped cavern teahouse puffing at an apple flavored shisha pipe. Watch Caucasian dancers wafting
arabesques in vibrant chiffon as their men folk high kick pointy-toed in heavy leather boots to the blood stirring wail of
the zurna flute or get lost in the magic of a Gara Garayev Ballet. Get invited for a Novruz dinner eating nutty-sweet
baklava, light a lucky candle and leap across a courtyard bonfire to celebrate the nation’s ancient spring-festival. Tap your
feet at the Baku Jazz Club or get mesmerized by mugham. Pump your fist at an Absheron beach DJ club and enjoy the night
views of the illuminated city of great transfor- mation.
Welcome to Baku – a mélange of cultural worlds together in one city!

As though by the wave of a magic wand, Baku has suddenly
unleashed one of the world’s most astonishing building
booms.
In less than a decade, a remarkable mixture of Parisianstyled stone palaces and breath-taking marvels of the 21st
century modernist architecture have multiplied. Few
architectural sights have a greater wow-factor than the
Zaha Hadid-designed Heydar Aliyev Centre. Or the trio of
sinuous silver Flame Towers that crown the city’s western
flank. Both of the above could contain your next event! And
Azerbaijan has a parallel bonanza of luxurious international
standard hotels. Facilities are pieces of art as a large
percentage of all conference venues are brand new.

For several years, since 2006, Azerbaijan’s economy has been
one of the world’s best performing. The solid rise in GDP has
been led by oil and gas but there is a rapid move to diversify
and capitalize on the country’s potential as a regional valueadded economy. Even a short term visitor can see the
remarkable improvements in infrastructure, the constant
beautification of cityscapes and the ever expanding range of
commercial opportu- nities that continue daily. The nation
underlines its European credentials, most visibly in sporting
and cultural arenas. Welcome to the 21st century “Silk Road”.

Proactive bid support Azerbaijan has been a hub for regional
conventions, sporting contests and trade fairs since the mid1990s. But MICE focus has considerably ramped up since
hosting the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest and the Baku 2015
First European Games. The state’s determination to becoming
a major events venue is part of the Azerbaijan Vision 2020
development strategy concept, which aims at doubling the
national GDP by the end of the decade and on growing visitor
numbers. Given the enthusiasm to attain these ambitious
goals, you can be assured of great commitment on bid support
to ensure a highly advantageous solution for all stakeholders.

Azerbaijan offers a delicious variety of foods throughout the country. From European to Asian Fusion, and
featuring a rich, ever more refined traditional Azerbaijani cuisine all of
its own, Baku will delight your palate as much as your camera. Tantalizing restaurants range from minimalist
works of the 21st century art to old world charmers wafting with the 19th century ambience through exotic
teahouses, cozy coffee shops and genuinely ancient caravan-serais tucked into the labyrinthine streets of Baku’s
Old City. In a country renowned for its sweet tooth, Sheki halva is the most sugary of confections. Only a
professional pastry chef can make real Sheki halva and only a craftsman can create real Sheki shebeke. Heading to
Gabala? Pass by Caspian Balig Evi, it is all about fish, fish and more delicious fish. Azerbaijan has a great variety of
breads, from the thinnest to the thickest. When in Nakhchivan, do not get confused when you are offered to choose
from tendir lavash, galyn, dastana or komba bread. Invited to try unfamiliar dishes like Ordubad sweet omelet or
bukma for breakfast, or bozbash and gatyg ashy? Do not get too selective with the names, because any meal you try
in Azerbaijan will be delicious and you will never regret tasting them.

A guest is a flower of the house, we say. Certainly, the guest is sacred in Azerbaijan and this
tradition of respect was passed down for centuries and is still taken very seriously.
Hospitality tradition is naturally mingled with the high standard services at the
convention venues, the accommo- dation facilities and in the streets of old quarters of the
cities where visitors receive heartwarming smile and memorable welcome.

Bakuvians are real lovers of strolling, preening, and social- izing along the balmy Caspi-an- side
Boulevard or in parks full of fountains. Flat capped old men, skinny-jeaned lads with front combed
mop tops, scampering kids marshaled by mothers in 4- inch heels or Islamic chic scarves – all rub
shoulders in a city that’s determinedly multi- cultural. Mosques, churches and synagogues are dotted
between coffee shops and pubs, boutiques and galleries