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

UNESCO cultural World Heritage, inscribed in 2000.

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City / localityBaku

Country / geographic scopeAzerbaijan

Place typeCities

Point coordinates40.36667, 49.83333

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## UNESCO World Heritage
Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower

Cultural · Inscription: 2000

[Read the UNESCO entry ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/958/)

Azerbaijan

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