Baku (GYD)
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Climate
Baku is located in a zone of semi-desert, with a moderately warm climate, characterized by hot, dry summers and short mild winters. Caspian Sea does not freeze, so seaport of Baku operates all year round. The average annual temperature of Baku positive - +14,2 ° C. The average July temperature - +26 ° C, January - +3 ° C. Characterized by strong northern winds Khazri and south winds - Gilavar. Best time to visit - from April to October. The Baku International Airport of name of Heydar Aliev — one of three international airports serving Azerbaijan. Previously, it was called «Bin's International airport», under the name of a suburb of Baku. It is renamed on March, 10th, 2004, in honour of Heydar Aliyev, the third President of Azerbaijan. The airport is in 25 kilometres to the East from Baku, it is connected with a city with the most up-to-date motorway without the high-speed restrictions, put in operation in 2008.
Visa requirements
For citizens of the majority of the CIS countries the visa to Azerbaijan is not required. For visa reception it is necessary for other citizens to show the invitation in Consular Department of Embassy of Azerbaijan. For citizens of other countries, the visa is necessary to visit Azerbaijan. It can be received in a country embassy, and also directly at the international airport of Heydar Aliev in Baku.Money, currency
Azerbaijanian manat (AZM, it is entered into the reference on the 1st of February, 1993), equal 100 kopic (or gyapic). In circulation there are bank notes face value in 50, 100, 250, 500, 1000, 10 000, 50 000 and 100 000 manat.Business hours
In Baku banks work from 09:00-09:30AM till 5:30PM (some banks continue their work till the late evening, and set of exchange offices - round the clock), at the periphery business hours, as a rule, from 09:30AM till 5:00-5:30PM (some banks work with clients only till a dinner).In the central part of Baku shops work till the late evening; at the periphery, as a rule, till 7-8:00PM, except for large supermarkets.
Language
State language - Azerbaijan; Russian is well extended.Transport
In Baku the underground, buses, trolleybus routes operate.Points of Interest
Sights of Baku: the Old city - Icheri Sheher, the Maiden Tower - Gyz Galasy, Gobustana – the Museum of Petroglyphs, Palace of the Shirvanshahs, Towers of Absheron.Local time
Winter time: UTC+4Summertime: UTC+5
Transition to summertime — last Sunday of March, back — last Sunday of October.
