Baku, oil-rich Azerbaijan’s congested capital, where Asian and European cultures collide
Also blowing over Baku have been the winds of change. Islam arrived from the south in the 7th century with the Arab conquest of the region, which was followed by the Persian and Ottoman empires. The entrance to Baku’s Palace of the Shirvanshahs. Photo: Sundeep Kumar These behemoths battled for dominance and control in the … Read more
