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The city became a capital of the Azerbaijan SSR and underwent many major changes. As a result, Baku played a great role in many branches of the Soviet life. Since about 1921, the city was headed by the Baku City Executive Committee, commonly known in Russian as Bakgorispolkom.
The population increased again from about 13,000 in the 1860s to 112,000 in 1897 and 215,000 in 1913, making Baku the largest city in the Caucasus region. [75] Baku has been a cosmopolitan city at certain times during its history, meaning ethnic Azerbaijanis did not constitute the majority of population. [76]
Old City or Inner City (Azerbaijani: İçərişəhər) [2] is the historical core of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. The Old City is the most ancient part of Baku, [3] which is surrounded by walls. In 2007, the Old City had a population of about 3,000 people. [4]
1940 – Baku Museum of Education founded. [17] 1941 – Kishlinsky district created. [citation needed] 1945 – Azerbaijan State Institute for the Arts active. [19] 1949 – Sumqayit developed near city. [21] 1951 – Stalin Stadium opens. 1952 – Government House built. 1965 – Population: 737,000 city; 1,137,000 urban agglomeration. [22] 1967
Military history of Baku (2 C, 9 P) Museums in Baku (1 C, 34 P) Pages in category "History of Baku" ... Baku City Executive Committee; Baku Governorate; Baku ...
Baku Fortress Wall view from Philharmonic Garden. Baku Fortress (Azerbaijani: Bakı Qalası) is a medieval building in Baku, Azerbaijan, the largest of Absheron fortresses. . The fortress consists of the Icheri Sheher and the walls and towers surrounding it, and it was included by UNESCO into the World Cultural Heritage List in 2
Baku is the capital and largest city. ... 15th-century Shirvanshah mausoleum in Baku (from History of Azerbaijan) The Caucasus after the Treaty of Gulistan ...
The Baku Khanate (Persian: خانات باکو, romanized: Khānāt-e Baku), was a khanate under Iranian suzerainty, which controlled the city of Baku and its surroundings from 1747 to 1806. Background