The Oil Rocks, Baku is a must visit place for all the travelers coming here. The capital city of the country of Azerbaijan, it is also the largest city of the country. The city has got the largest port as well. The city is visited by plenty of travelers who come here from different parts of the globe for business and also for pleasure trips as well. There are many tourist attractions in Baku which must be explored by all the visitors coming here. The trip to this city will always be a memorable one for all the travelers coming here. The Oil Rocks, Baku is a must visit place of the city. The tourists wanting to visit this site must take previous permission from the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan.
The Oil Rocks of Baku are unique and famous all over the world. They are located around 45 kilometers offshore on the Caspian Sea. This site was built in a number of phases after the year 1947. The oil Rocks in Baku is an entire town upon the Caspian Sea. The place has got 200 kilometers of streets that are built on landfill and piles. There one will come across a population of over 5,000 men, whose families live on the shore. Most of the inhabitants of the rocks work there in shifts. They have to work for one week on the shore and then another week on the Oil Rocks. The place has got very tall blocks of flats. There is also a cinema, a bakery, a school and a garden.
The place is very famous among the Hollywood film makers. Many of the shots of the James Bond film of the year 1999, ''The World is not Enough'' is shot in these rocks. The travelers coming here can spend a whole day in these rocks. It takes around three and a half hours to come to this place from Baku via boat. There are helicopters as well from the Artyom island and Baku as well. If the travelers are running short of time then they can visit the smaller complex that is the Serebrovsky oil installation. This place can be reached by bus.
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