Experience in Baku, Azerbaijan, by Adila

What is it like to live in Baku? Would you recommend it? What is the city like?

Baku is the capital city of Azerbaijan. It is both old and new city. If you visit here, you will definitely notice the newly built, fashionable buildings. However, some sides of it is very old and ancient. There are too many cars, so that be ready to traffic jam! But you can also use underground to move in city. It is simple to use with 2 lines.

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What is the student lifestyle like in Baku?

Student life is pretty interesting. If you find some nice friends it will be much better. You can enjoy your spare time with doing different things as playing bowling, karaoke or just going to cinema and walking through the sightseeings.

How much does it cost to live in Baku?

If you rent home it can be 200-400 manat. But you can share the bill with another person. Food is not so expensive. You can eat out in fancy restaurants but it is not advisible. If you eat a pizza it can be 8-15 manatsfor 3 people. But if you buy and cook yourself it will be much healthy :)

Is it difficult to find accommodation in Baku? Is there any advice you can give?

The number of student dormitories are limited. You can find many homes for reasonable prices. However the hotels are so expensive for long time. But if you will just visit for a week or month it is better to stay in hotels as tourists.

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What is the food like? What are your favourite dishes?

The cuisine of Azerbaijan is very rich! It has many dishes for every person. I advice you to eat pakhlava, shakarbura, as a sweet dish. And dovgha, kükü, dolma (there are lots of types of dolma as: cabbage dolma, leaf dolma, tomato dolma, eggplant dolma etc), düshpara, shah plov and qutab.

What places would you recommend visiting in Baku?

There are nice places to see in Baku. I advice to definitely visit these places:

• Icerisheher,
• Seaside Boulvard,
• Shirvanshahs Palace,
• Maiden Tower and so on.

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You will enjoy and have a great tim e in there :)

Is it good to eat out in Baku? Can you tell us your favourite spots?

You can find many places to eat in a good price. But mind the expensive, fancy ones! My favourite ones are:

• "Cafe City",
• "Pak Dad",
• "Mado".