Two millennia ago, the lands of Azerbaijan were already known as a “country of cities”. The fame of Baku, Ganja, Shamakhi, Sheki, and Nakhchivan resounded throughout the East, with circulating tales of the richness and beauty of their architectural ensembles. Today, Azerbaijan’s economic potential allows urban planners the opportunity to address the urban development challenges of not just individual neighborhoods or districts, but vast economic regions, creating master development plans for the entire country.
