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The stone gates of Icherisheher lead toward Maiden Tower, a caravanserai, and a palace by the former Caspian Sea shoreline.

Icherisheher Before the Oil Boom

From Double Gates through the Palace of the Shirvanshahs to Maiden Tower

3 hr 45 minabout 1.6 km
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  1. Main Building of the Palace of the Shirvanshahs: story on the “Icherisheher Before the Oil Boom” route

    The arrangement of the rooms will show how the ruler's family, palace staff, and state treasury fit under one roof.

  2. Divankhana: story on the “Icherisheher Before the Oil Boom” route

    The unfinished carving preserves the moment when a ruler's personal plan collided with the loss of power.

  3. Double Gates and Underground Bathhouse: story on the “Icherisheher Before the Oil Boom” route

    This stop will show how, at the city’s landward border, the fates of rulers, visitors, and the wall itself were decided.

  4. Juma Mosque: story on the “Icherisheher Before the Oil Boom” route

    A stone inscription will link the townspeople’s communal prayer to taxes on the industry that sustained Baku long before the boom.

  5. Maiden Tower, Bazar Square, and the Former Caspian Shoreline: story on the “Icherisheher Before the Oil Boom” route

    The final stop brings together the trade route, archaeological finds, and the shore that the city moved away from the tower.

  6. Muhammad Mosque (Siniggala): story on the “Icherisheher Before the Oil Boom” route

    One minaret will tie together city government, a naval siege, and a legend of a sudden storm.

  7. Palace Bathhouse and Ovdan: story on the “Icherisheher Before the Oil Boom” route

    The lower terrace will explain how water, oil, and underground structures served the court above every day.

  8. The Multani and Bukhara Caravanserais: story on the “Icherisheher Before the Oil Boom” route

    Two courtyards explain how distant trading colonies found lodging, warehouses, and their own neighborhood in Baku.

  9. The Tomb, Palace Mosque, and Mausoleum of Seyid Yahya Bakuvi: story on the “Icherisheher Before the Oil Boom” route

    The complex links the memory of the ruling family with the court's prayer and a school that grew out of its teacher's exile.

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