Baku olympic stadium - Contemporary architecture in Azerbaijan: Baku Olympic Stadium

The city, however, continues to lack a green belt development as economic activity pours into the capital, resulting in massive housing projects along the suburbs.

The city's second largest stadium, hosts a number of domestic and international competitions and was the main sports centre of the city for a long period until the construction of Baku Olympic Stadium.

In 1917, after the and amidst the turmoil of and the , Baku came under the control of the , led by the veteran Bolshevik.

It has six facilities: the main cargo terminal, the container terminal, the ferry terminal, the oil terminal, the passenger terminal and the port fleet terminal.