first impressions of baku, azerbaijan🇦🇿 (is this the next dubai?)

Welcome to BAKU, AZERBAIJAN! Baku is certainly a city that surprised us. We read a lot online calling this city "the next Dubai" - We're not so sure about that, but we were intrigued to find out if there is any truth to that. From the food, to the architecture, to the people, we found this city to be completely fascinating. Baku is the largest city on the Caspian Sea, sitting 92 feet below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying capital city in the world AND the largest city in the world below sea level! In this video, we'll explore the city and see what our initial impressions are.

AZERBAIJAN is our country number 51 / 197!

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🕒 Timestamps
0:00 Intro
0:22 Welcome to Baku
0:36 Yaşıl Bazar
4:13 Heydar Aliyev Centre
6:20 Baku Old Town
8:21 Juma Mosque
8:42 Thoughts so far
9:34 Mini Book Museum
10:46 Ben's Comedy Show
11:25 More thoughts
12:38 Sahil Neighborhood
13:14 Firuze Restaurant
15:32 Best baklava

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