Lökbatan, Baku

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Lokbatan is a settlement and municipality in Baku, Azerbaijan. It has a population of 33,245. The municipality consists of the settlements of Lokbatan, Shubany, and Heybat. It is the location of a large mud volcano, and a historic oilfield. One of the first moving pictures filmed in Azerbaijan was of an oil well blowout in the 1930s. The mud volcano produced spectacular flames of natural gas in October 2001. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 40°19'38"N, 49°43'48"E

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Nearby attractions include: Martyrs' Lane, Bibi-Heybat Mosque, Alley of Honor, Baku TV Tower.

5.5 miNE
Cemetery
Martyrs' Lane, Baku
141 min walk • Martyrs' Lane, known locally as Şəhidlər Xiyabanı, is a solemn and significant site nestled in the heart of Baku, Azerbaijan. This hallowed ground serves as both a cemetery and a memorial to those who have given their lives for the country's independence...
4.9 miE
Mosque
Bibi-Heybat Mosque, Baku
126 min walk • The Bibi-Heybat Mosque is a historical mosque in Baku, Azerbaijan, revered as a spiritual beacon and a stunning example of Islamic architecture. Nestled on the shores of the Caspian Sea, this mosque is a reconstruction of the original 13th-century structure, which was...
5.3 miNE
Cemetery
Alley of Honor, Baku
137 min walk • The Alley of Honor is a public cemetery and memorial in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Alley includes burials of famed Azerbaijanis and Azerbaijan-affiliated expatriates, including several Presidents, scientists and artists. There are 242 burials in total.
5.2 miE
Tower
Baku TV Tower, Baku
133 min walk • The Baku TV Tower, built in 1996, is a free standing concrete telecommunications tower in Baku, Azerbaijan. With a height of 310 metres, it is the tallest structure in Azerbaijan and the tallest reinforced concrete building in Caucasus.
5.4 miNE
Palace
Building of Baku City Executive Power, Baku
139 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.
5.6 miNE
Memorial
Baku Turkish Martyrs' Memorial, Baku
142 min walk • The Baku Turkish Martyrs' Memorial is a memorial dedicated to the Ottoman soldiers killed during the World War I in Azerbaijan. It is situated within the Martyrs' Lane in Baku. It consists of a monument, an alley with name plates of the martyrs and a mosque.
4.9 miNE
Cemetery
Yasamal cemetery, Baku
125 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.
4.6 miNE
Neighbourhood
Yasamal raion, Baku
119 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.
1.9 miSW
Volcano, Nature, Natural attraction
Lökbatan Mud Volcano, Baku
49 min walk • 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.
5.1 miE
Neighbourhood
Bibiheybət, Baku
130 min walk • Bibiheybət is a municipality in Baku, Azerbaijan. It has a population of 1,451. In 2007, in connection with the expansion of the Bibiheybat Motorway and the reconstruction of the similarly named mosque, dozens of families were relocated to new and modern homes.
5 miNE
Cemetery
German prisoners of war cemetery, Baku
128 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.