Azerbaijan : With Excursions to Georgia Book

(1) Introduction (2) Part 1: Azerbaijan Overview: Practical Information, Visitors' overview 8 - Visas 9 - Getting there 11 - Getting around 15 - Money 19 - Accommodation 19 - Food 20 - Drink 25 - Health 28 - Annoyances and safety 29 Climate 29 - What to wear, things to take 29 - Sources of information 30 Post and telecommunications 32; Facts about the country: History 35 - Religion 47 - Culture and attitudes 48 - Festivals and holidays 50 - Language 52 - Entertainment and the arts 54 - Carpets 58 - Sports and games 59 (3) Part 2: Baku: Introduction 71 - History 72 - Exploring the Old Town 76 - Around the Old Town (Suggested walk) 83 - Central Baku 90 - Best of.. overviews 91 - Station area 99 - The Yasamal Slopes 101 - Shahidlar Xiyabany 103 - Zorge and Officer parks 103 - Ganjlik and the Embassy area 104 - Tabriz Avenue 105 - In the distant suburbs 106 - Bazaars 106 - Shops and services 107 - Accommodation 110 - Eating 115 - Restaurants 116 - Cafés, pubs and bars 120 - Discos, clubs and pick-up bars 122 - Entertainment 122 - Getting around 124 - Getting to/leaving Baku 130 (4) Part 3: Around Baku, Baku to Älät (Practical information 133 - Leaving Baku 133), Absheron peninsula (History 139 - Practical information 139 - Beaches 141 - Places to visit 142) (5) Part 4: The North: Regional history 153 - Practical information 153 - Baku to Gilazi 154 - Xizi, Alti Agach and the tough route to Shamakha 154 - Gilazi to Qandov Junction 156 - Qandov to Nabran 160 - Nabran 161 - Qandov Junction to Quba 163 - Quba 163 - Excursions from Quba 165 - Hiking excursions from Xinaliq 170 - Quba to Samur 174 - Quba to Gusari 174 - Excursions from Gusari 175 (6) Part 5: Shamakha-Shäki route: Practical information 178 - Baku to Märäzä 179 - Märäzä to Shamakha 180, Shamakha 182 - Around Shamakha (north) 185 - Around Shamakha (south) 188, Shamakha to Ismaili 190 - Ismaili 193 - Around Ismaili 193 - Ismaili to Qäbälä 195 - Qäbälä 197 - North of Qäbälä 199 - North-west of Qäbälä 200 - South of Qäbälä 200 - Qäbälä to Shäki 201 - Shäki 205 - Around Shäki 209 - Shäki to Qax 210 - Qax 210 - North of Qax 211 - Qax to Zaqatala 212 - Zaqatala 213 - North of Zaqatala 214 - Zaqatala to Balakän 216 - Balakän 216 - Postbina (Crossing the border to/from Georgia) 217 (7) Part 6: Central Azerbaijan: Practical information 218 - Älät to Kürdamir 219 - Mingächevir 224 - Bärdä 226 - Naftalan 229 - Gänjä 231 - Around Gänjä 236 - Bayan-Dashkasan-Hosh Bulaq 240 - Gänjä to Shämkir 242 - Old Shämkir and Shämkir 242 - Shämkir-Tovuz loop 243 - Tovuz-Qazax 246 - Qazax 248 - Qazax to the Georgian border 250 - Towards Karabagh (Background 252 - Shusha 252 - Getting to Karabagh 253 - Towards the occupied area 254) (8) Part 7: The South: Practical information 255 - Älät to Salyan 256 - Salyan to Neftchala 257 - Sälyan to Masalli 259 - Masalli 261 - Masalli to Yardimli 262 - Yardimli 263 - Around Yardimli 263 - Yardimli to Lerik 265 - Masalli to Länkäran 265 - Länkäran 266 - Around Länkäran 268 - Länkäran to Lerik 271 - Lerik 272 - Beyond Lerik 273 - Astara region 273 - Astara town 275 (9) Part 8: Nakhchivan: History 276 - Practical Information 278 - Nakhchivan City 280 - Southern Nakhchivan 282 - Central Nakhchivan 285 - Northern Nakhchivan 286 (10) Part 9: Excursions to Georgia (Sakartvelo) Facts about the country (Introduction 288 - History 288 - Religion 291 - Visas 291 - Getting around 291 - Money 291 - Accommodation 292 - Food 293 - Health 293 - Climate 293 - Sources of information 293 - Staying in touch 293), Tbilisi and around (Exploring the centre 294 - Accommodation in Tbilisi 298 - Where to eat and drink in Tbilisi 300 - Out of the centre and around Tbilisi 302), Kaheti and routes to Azerbaijan (Tbilisi to Lagodekhi 305 - Tbilisi to Telavi 305 - Telavi 307 - Telavi to Lagodekhi/Azerbaijan border 307 - David Gareja cave monasteries 309), Routes to Turkey (Tbilisi to Posof via Akhaltsikhe 309 - Tbilisi to Trabzon via Batumi 313 - Into the Georgian Mountains 317) (11) Appendices (Bibliography 319 - Menu decoder 320 - Glossary 325 - Who's who 330 - Useful words and phrases 340 - Names 343) (12) Index