Azerbaijan
12 castles, fortresses, palaces and ruins within 100 km of the city centre: every one on the interactive map, with photos, distances and directions.
The closest landmark is also the most famous: Palace of the Shirvanshahs, ranked #457 of 9,035 worldwide, 1 km west of the city centre. The oldest dated site in the circle is Fortress of Baku, founded c. 1138.
Every one of them stands in Azerbaijan: the country page shows the full national picture.
1 km west · Palace & château
The Palace of the Shirvanshahs is a 15th-century palace built by the Shirvanshahs and described by UNESCO as "one of the pearls of Azerbaijan's…
1 km north-west · Fortress
Baku Fortress is a medieval building in Baku, Azerbaijan, the largest of Absheron fortresses.
16 km north-east · Castle
Ramana Tower – is a historical architectural monument located in the Ramana village of the Sabunchu district in Baku.
2 km south · Ruin
Sabayil Castle is a submerged medieval fortress on the coast of the Caspian Sea near Baku, Azerbaijan.
1 km north-east · Palace & château
Baku Khans' Palace is a complex of several houses that belonged to the members of the ruling family of the Baku Khanate.
1 km north-east · Palace & château
Palace of Zeynalabdin Taghiyev – Baku, H.Z. Taghiyev Street 4, previously owned by Baku millionaire Zeynalabdin Taghiyev, and now the palace building…
1 km south · Palace & château
The Palace of Seyid Mirbabayev is a palace in Azneft Square, Baku, Azerbaijan.
1 km north-west · Fortress
Quadrangular Tower, or Keeper of the Fortress of Baku, is a stone keep built in the 14th century. It is part of the Old City in Baku, Azerbaijan.
29 km north-east · Castle
The Quadrangular Mardakan Fortress or the Great Mardakan Castle is a historical and architectural monument located in the Mardakan settlement of the…
30 km north-east · Castle
The Round Mardakan Fortress or the Small Mardakan Castle is a historical and architectural monument located in the Mardakan settlement of the Khazar…
26 km north-east · Fortress
Nardaran Fortress is a historical and architectural monument located in the Nardaran settlement of the Sabunçu district in Baku.
29 km north-east · Ruin
Shaghan Castle is one of the 12th - 13th century Absheron castles located in Shaghan settlement.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q9248.
The Castle Map atlas maps 12 landmarks (3 castles · 3 fortresses · 4 palaces & châteaux · 2 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Baku, measured straight-line: a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Palace of the Shirvanshahs, a palace 1 km west of the city centre.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Fortress of Baku, founded c. 1138: 1 km north-west. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Ganja (296 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
