Baku
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Baku (Azerbaijani: Bakı, in full: Bakı şəhəri - The Baku City) is the capital and the largest city of Azerbaijan. It is located on the southern shore of the Apsheron Peninsula, at 40°23′N 49°52′E. Modern Baku has three parts: the Old Town (İçəri Şəhər), the boomtown and the Soviet-built town. Population 2074,3 (January 1, 2003). About 3 million people live in metropolitan area (due to large numbers of refugees and internally displaced persons).
