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Stories Set in Baku
Baku is a windy Caspian port of stone walls and oil-era avenues below desert hills. Late-1800s oil fortunes and Soviet industrial growth turned its walled stone core into a wealthy port capital, so stories contrast old lanes with oil money and sea wind. Ali and Nino and Battlefield 4 sit on its shelf. Open Baku on the StoryTerra map and filter its stories by any era.
Open Baku on the StoryTerra map7 famous stories set in Baku
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Browse 1 book, 3 movies and 3 games set in Baku.
Ali and Nino
Muslim prince Ali and Georgian aristocrat Nino have grown up in the Russian province of Azerbaijan. Their tragic love story sees the outbreak of the First World War and the world’s struggle for Baku’s oil. Ultimately…
Battlefield 4
Battlefield 4 is the genre-defining action blockbuster created by Dice, and made from moments that blur the line between game and glory, moments found only in Battlefield. Go to Boot Camp to learn the basics of…
The Bra
The Bra tells the story of the lonely and soon to be pensioned train driver Nurlan. On his last day of work his train hits a clothes line and snags a white bra with blue dots with it. Determined to find the owner Nurlan…
Ali and Nino
First published in Vienna in 1937, this classic story of romance and adventure has been compared to Dr. Zhivago and Romeo and Juliet. Its mysterious author was recently the subject of a feature article in the New…
James Bond 007: The World Is Not Enough
James Bond 007: The World Is Not Enough is based off of the 1999 James Bond film of the same name. In contrast to the Nintendo 64 and Playstation versions, this game only has eight missions and features a 2D overhead…
F1 2016
F1 2016’s new career mode spans 10 seasons and will take you deeper into the world’s most glamorous, exciting and prestigious motorsport, both on and off the track. The life-like recreation of the sport will be further…
Baku, I Love You
The film anthology includes 10 short films: "Asia" "Meeting" "Artist" "Yard" "Bahram Gur" "Lottery ticket" "Caspian Atlantis" "About love" "Aysel" and "Coincidence". Each screenplay in the project reflects different…
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