https://www.scmp.com/rss/518982/feed Ranjan Pal has left behind jobs in investment banking and education to pursue his twin passions: the outdoors and travel writing. His travel articles have appeared in Condè Nast Traveller, Travel+Leisure, CNN Travel and National Geographic Traveler. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Azerbaijan is the largest of the three former Soviet Socialist Republics sandwiched between the great Caucasus Mountains and, to the south, Iran and Turkey, and hemmed in by the Black and Caspian seas. The commercial exploitation of its vast oil reserves, which began in 1871, has helped the country develop faster than its neighbours, Armenia and Georgia. The largest city – and the national capital since 1920 – Baku stands along the long crescent of the Absheron Peninsula and is known as “the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/travel/article/3266426/baku-oil-rich-azerbaijans-congested-capital-where-asian-and-european-cultures-collide?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/travel/article/3266426/baku-oil-rich-azerbaijans-congested-capital-where-asian-and-european-cultures-collide?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 14 Jun 2024 10:15:10 +0000