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Yaşıl Bazar (Green Market)

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Yaşıl Bazar, Baku’s biggest and most famous food market, spreads out just south of the 28 May metro stop on Khatai Avenue — a covered hall of stalls piled with dried fruit, nuts, honey, and preserved grape leaves, plus a maze of vendors selling Azerbaijani saffron, caviar, and cheese. Prices are aimed at locals, not tourists, so it’s worth haggling and normal to taste before you buy. Tip: go hungry and graze your way through — the dried-fruit and nut stalls near the entrance are especially generous with samples.

Dalga Beach

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Dalga Beach is Azerbaijan’s biggest water park, a sprawling Caspian-front resort in Mardakan with ten pools, six slides and a proper nightclub scene once the sun goes down. It’s a real day trip from central Baku — reckon on 45 minutes to an hour each way along the Absheron coast road. Locals who just want sun loungers and sea access without the slides head for the Dalga Lite beach section instead. Practical tip: go on a weekday if you can, since the pools get packed with Baku families on summer weekends.

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