Lökbatan Mud Volcano, Baku

Name: Lökbatan Mud Volcano
Address: Baku, Azerbaijan

#155 among attractions in Baku

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Lökbatan Mud Volcano, also known as Lok-Batan Mud Cone, is a mud volcano located in Absheron Peninsula near the settlement of Lökbatan in Qaradağ raion of Baku, Azerbaijan. The mud volcano erupted in 1977 and again on October 10, 2001, when it produced large flames many tens of meters high. Since 1998. the area has been submitted to UNESCO's World Heritage Site tentative list. ()

Local name: Lökbatan palçıq vulkanı Elevation: 328 ftCoordinates: 40°18'16"N, 49°42'33"E

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Lökbatan Mud Volcano – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Building of Baku City Executive Power, Yasamal cemetery, Yasamal raion, German prisoners of war cemetery.

7.3 miNE
Palace
Building of Baku City Executive Power, Baku
187 min walk • The Building of Baku City Executive Power is an administrative building in Azerbaijan's capital Baku, at Istiglaliyyat Street, 4. The building was built in Baroque style in 1900–1904 on the basis of architect Józef Gosławski's project. The building is the last work of Gosławski.
6.7 miNE
Cemetery
Yasamal cemetery, Baku
171 min walk • The Yasamal cemetery, also known as the Wolf's Gate cemetery is a multi-confessional citywide cemetery located in the Yasamal District of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.
6.5 miNE
Neighbourhood
Yasamal raion, Baku
167 min walk • Yasamal is a settlement and raion in Baku, Azerbaijan. It has a population of 245,900. One of the central districts of Baku, Yasamal district, was established in 1932 as the administrative unit of the district, from the south to Sabail, west from Garadagh, north from Binagadi and Nasimi borders with regions.
6.9 miNE
Cemetery
German prisoners of war cemetery, Baku
176 min walk • The German prisoners of war cemetery, also known as the "German soldiers’ cemetery" is a cemetery of the German prisoners of war located in the Yasamal district of Baku. There are 90 graves in the cemetery.
7.3 miNE
Baroque architecture
Mayoralty of Baku, Baku
187 min walk • The Executive Power of the Baku City, informally called the mayoralty of Baku, is the executive authority of Azerbaijan's capital, Baku. Its seat is in the Baroque building, built in the beginning of the 20th century.
5.5 miNE
Neighbourhood
Badamdar, Baku
142 min walk • Badamdar is a municipality in Baku, Azerbaijan. It has a population of 11,871. The name Badamdar is from Persian Badam, ‘almonds’ and dar, ‘tree’. It is located in Sabail district, to the south of Baku. In Sebail district, there are three municipalities: Badamdar, Sabail, and Bibiheybet.
7.3 miNE
Universities and schools
Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Baku
186 min walk • Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, located in Baku, is the main state research organization and the primary body that conducts research and coordinates activities in the fields of science and social sciences in Azerbaijan. It was established on 23 January 1945.
7.2 miNE
Universities and schools
Baku State University, Baku
183 min walk • Baku State University is a public university located in Baku, Azerbaijan. Established in 1919 by the Parliament of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, the University started with faculties of history and philology, physics and mathematics, and law and medicine, with an initial enrollment of 1094.
4.9 miNE
Neighbourhood
Sabail raion, Baku
125 min walk • Sabail raion is a raion of Baku, located on the Caspian shore. It contains the Old town of Baku and the Baku Boulevard as well as the settlements Badamdar and...
4.2 miNE
Neighbourhood
Heybət, Baku
108 min walk • Heybət is a settlement in Baku, Azerbaijan. The settlement forms part of the municipality of Lökbatan in Qaradağ raion.

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How to get to Lökbatan Mud Volcano by public transport?

The nearest stations to Lökbatan Mud Volcano:

Train

Puta (21 min walk)