Azerbaijan

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Language: Azerbaijani
Capital: Baku
Population: 8,676,000
Currency: Manat (AZN)
Hitchability: ?
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Azerbaijan is an Asian country in the Middle East. It has borders with Russia, Armenia, Iran and via the enclave Nakhchivan to Turkey.

Hitchhiking

It is possible that you have to pay for the lift, but hitchhiking is cheaper than bus or even taxi. Hitchhiking in Azerbaijan is not more or less dangerous than elsewhere on the world. But be aware of regions in the southwest, the border to Armenia and the region Nagorno-Karabakh where sometimes local conflics escalates. In the border region to Armenia is the additional danger of landmines.

Hitchhiking is very easy in Azerbaijan, because locals rarely do it, and therefore a foreigner waiting with his thump up is an attraction. Help people identify you as foreigner. Many cars act as taxis and may want to win you as customer. Therefore you should ask them, where they are going and if they answer something like "wherever you want to" make clear that you are not looking for a taxi, eg "taxi yokh - avtostop". Taxi drivers can be very pushing, they grab your luggage without your permission, cheat you with the price etc. Avoid hitchhiking in Baku and Ganja, and in smaller cities - don't hitchhike near the taxi stand. Hitchhiking is really great in remote mountain areas - but only in those with solid roads.

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