Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower

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The Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower is a historic fortified core of Azerbaijan’s capital, renowned for its medieval Islamic architecture, layered urban fabric, and iconic stone landmarks overlooking the Caspian Sea.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
fortified city
historic city center
architecturalStyle Islamic architecture
medieval architecture
associatedDynasty Shirvanshahs
continent Asia
Europe
country Azerbaijan
criteria (ii)
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dangerListingYear 2003
function administrative center (historical)
defensive stronghold
residential quarter
governingBody Baku City Executive Power
surface form: City of Baku authorities
hasPart Maiden Tower
Palace of the Shirvanshahs
bathhouses
caravanserais
Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower self-linksurface differs
surface form: city walls of Baku

mosques
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageProtection nationally protected monument of Azerbaijan
inscriptionYear 2000
knownFor defensive walls
layered urban fabric
medieval Islamic monuments
languageOfRegion Azerbaijani
locatedIn Baku
locatedInTimeZone UTC+4
locatedOn Caspian Sea
material stone
overlooks Caspian Sea
partOf Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower self-linksurface differs
surface form: Old City of Baku
religiousHeritage Islam
removedFromDangerListYear 2009
significantPeriod 12th century
15th century
tourismAttraction major tourist destination in Azerbaijan
underDangerList true
UNESCORegion Europe and North America
UNESCOSiteType cultural
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 958
UNESCOWorldHeritageURL https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/958
urbanMorphology organic street pattern

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Azerbaijan UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower
Baku hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower
Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower partOf Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Old City of Baku
Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower hasPart Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: city walls of Baku
Land of Fire relatedTo Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower
this entity surface form: Ateshgah of Baku
Maiden Tower locatedIn Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower
this entity surface form: Old City of Baku
Maiden Tower partOf Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower
Palace of the Shirvanshahs locatedIn Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower
this entity surface form: Old City of Baku
Palace of the Shirvanshahs partOf Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower
Flame Towers hasViewOf Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower
this entity surface form: Old City of Baku
Icherisheher officialName Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower
this entity surface form: Inner City of Baku