Baku, capital of Islamic culture

WHAT/WHERE
Baku is the capital, the largest city, and the largest port of Azerbaijan and all the Caucasus. Culture Ministers of the member-states of the Organization of the Islamic Conference declared Baku the capital of Islamic Culture.

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