Formula one arrives in Baku. BBC commentators Tom Clarkson and Jack Nicholls give their take on Baku's city circuit in the land of wind and fire.

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Exploring Baku: The land of fire and fuel. Hindustan Times, Delhi | By Geetika Jain . Mar 15, 2020 10:43 AM IST . Share Via. Copy Link.

Azerbaijan is known as the “Land of Fire” for the naturally occurring fires that burn continuously on the Absheron Peninsula, most famously at Yanar Dag mountainside.

Azerbaijan's best-known fire temple is the ateshgah of Surakhani, a popular tourist destination just east of Baku. It's no coincidence that the majority of its visitors today arrive from India.

Later, fire-worshipers from India, the Zoroastrians, built their Atashgah temple, which still stands, on the outskirts of the oil-rich country’s capital city Baku.

Baku is a unique blend of tradition and modernism, ... The land of fire. Hammad Anwar. Footloose. January 15, 2023. Baku is a unique blend of tradition and modernism, making every visit unforgettable.

You land in Baku, the Azeri capital, expecting it to look and feel like a dour, Soviet-era city with ramshackle buildings, and rickety old Ladas plying grimy, pot-holed roads.

"This fire has burned 4,000 years and never stopped," says Aliyeva Rahila. "Even the rain coming here, snow, wind -- it never stops burning." Eternal flame: How Azerbaijan became the 'Land of Fire' ...

The pentagonal complex is believed to have been built in the 17th and 18th century by Indian settlers in Baku, although the fire rituals here date back to the 10th century or earlier.