Info on the Oil

Azerbaijan really started to flourish with the production of oil in the late 1800's. Baku City was leading the Soviet Union in industry until the start of World War II, and was the Soviet Unions chief petroleum center. Baku had a handle of one of the greatest volumes of freight in oil and oil products of any port in the Soviet Union. Oil drilling in the peninsula and offshore is Baku's major economic support of oil. Baku has many oil refineries and factories that produce oil-field products and a pipeline that almost reaches to Turkey.

Info on the People of Baku

Azerbaijan from what I saw is a very safe place to be. Especially Baku where I was most of the three months that I was in the country. I never felt unsafe there at any time of the night. When we use the word terrorism we attribute that to Muslims. The media years ago took issue with curtain groups of people that were causing destruction and death on a mass scale in the name of Mohammad and using there Muslim religion and beliefs to mask their rampage on all nations in the world. That is only a small part on that religion. The people that I dealt with and talked to over the three month when I was in Baku would do almost anything for me. There hospitality was absolutely amazing. And how friendly they where. I had a chance to hang out with a few of the locals that I became friends with, and when it came to paying for things they wanted to pay for all things. You literally have to tell them: "No, I will pay for that" and even then it is hard to do that. So as I am looking at myself I have a much different outlook on the Muslim people after spending time with them.

Baku People

Info on Baku

Baku is the capital and also the largest city of Azerbaijan.  The population is 2 million (2010 estimate).  Azerbaijan shares its borders with Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Iran and the Caspian Sea.  Its area is       33,774 sq miles, a little smaller than the state of Maine.  Azerbaijan became an independent country in 1918 following nealy one hundred years of Russian rule.  Ethnic groups consists of 90.6% Azeri  -  2.2% Dagestani  -  1.8% Russian  -  1.5% Armenia  -  3.9% other.  Their Languages consists of 89% Azerbaijani  -  3% Russian  -  2% Armenian  -  6% other.  Most of the population in Baku speaks Azerbaijani and Russian.  The Religions in Baku is 93.4% Muslim  -  2.5% Russian Orthodox  -  2.3% Armenian Orthodox  -  1.8% other (the last update was taken in 1995).

Lenkoran

Beach on the Caspain Sea

Children down by the river

Boys fishing in river

Small prey house

Iran is on the other side

Village outside of Lenkoran

A lot of sheep

Man guiding sheep

Downtown Lenkoran

Old gas pump

Man walking horse with sheep dog