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    Ateshgah of Baku

    Address: ahin M h rr mov Azerbaijan AZ1049

    Coordinates:   40.415443 ,
         50.00861

    Website: http://ateshgahtemple.az/

    Phone: +994 12 452 44 07

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    Ateshgah of Baku

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    Ateshgah of Baku and the Baku

    The Baku Ateshgah often called the Fire Temple of Baku is a castle-like religious temple in Surakhani town a suburb in Baku Azerbaijan.

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    The Baku Ateshgah, often called the "Fire Temple of Baku" is a castle-like religious temple in Surakhani, a suburb in Baku. Based on Persian and Indian inscriptions, temple was used as a Hindu and Zoroastrian place of worship. "Atash" is the Persian word for fire. It was abandoned after 1883 when oil and gas plants were established in the vicinity, ending the flow of natural gas to the temple and extinguishing the holy fire. The complex was turned into a museum in 1975. The Temple of Fire "Ateshgah" was nominated for List of World Heritage Sites, UNESCO in 1998

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