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Turkey

2013-05-22T00:27:22Z

at least Constantinople deserves a mention

Turkey

2013-05-21T23:10:00Z

Superfluous in the country article, the ancient city names should be mentioned in each city article.

Armenia

2013-05-20T20:27:57Z

‎By taxi or car:

Azerbaijan

2013-05-20T19:25:25Z

correct external links format

Azerbaijan

2013-05-20T14:57:15Z

‎By plane:

Georgia (country)

2013-05-20T14:49:06Z

‎By plane:

Russia

2013-05-20T12:52:42Z

Undo revision 2038749 by 24.15.67.92 (talk)

Russia

2013-05-19T23:26:51Z

Turkey

2013-05-19T19:54:08Z

‎Cities: Adding Latinized Greek/Historic English Names. Many of these names are still well known in English, and not always recognizable as their Turkish counterparts

Azerbaijan

2013-05-19T10:30:33Z

‎Sleep: delete a "Sleep" listing (usually we don't have listings in country level articles. Listing not moved to Baku 'cos already a listing at Baku#Splurge

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Azerbaijan

2013-05-19T07:24:45Z

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 * [[Bursa]] — the first capital of the Ottoman Empire
 * [[Edirne]] — the second capital of the Ottoman Empire
-* [[Istanbul]] — Turkey's largest city, the former capital of both the Ottoman and Byzantine Empires, and the only major city in the world to straddle two continents
+* [[Istanbul]] (Constantinople) — Turkey's largest city, the former capital of both the Ottoman and Byzantine Empires, and the only major city in the world to straddle two continents
 * [[Izmir]] — Turkey's third largest city
 * [[Konya]] — a quite large city that is the heartland of mystic Sufi order, the site of Rumi's tomb, and with some elegant Seljuq architecture, all surrounded by vast steppes

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 ==Cities==
 <!-- This is meant to be a representative list of no more than NINE cities. If you feel that there should be a change of cities displayed in this list, please discuss your proposal first on this article's discussionpage.  -->
-* [[Ankara]] (Ancyra/Angora) — the capital of Turkey and its second largest city
+* [[Ankara]] — the capital of Turkey and its second largest city
-* [[Antalya]] (Attalea) — the fastest growing city, hub to an array of beach resorts
+* [[Antalya]] — the fastest growing city, hub to an array of beach resorts
-* [[Bodrum]] (Halicarnassus) — a trendy coastal town in the Southern Aegean which turns into a crowded city in season when it serves as a playground for Turkish and international holidaymakers alike, featuring a citadel, Roman ruins, trendy clubs and a number of villages surrounding the peninsula each with a different character from classy to rustic
+* [[Bodrum]] — a trendy coastal town in the Southern Aegean which turns into a crowded city in season when it serves as a playground for Turkish and international holidaymakers alike, featuring a citadel, Roman ruins, trendy clubs and a number of villages surrounding the peninsula each with a different character from classy to rustic
-* [[Bursa]] (Prousa) — the first capital of the Ottoman Empire
+* [[Bursa]] — the first capital of the Ottoman Empire
-* [[Edirne]] (Adrianople) — the second capital of the Ottoman Empire
+* [[Edirne]] — the second capital of the Ottoman Empire
-* [[Istanbul]] (Constantinople/Byzantium/Stamboul) — Turkey's largest city, the former capital of both the Ottoman and Byzantine Empires, and the only major city in the world to straddle two continents
+* [[Istanbul]] — Turkey's largest city, the former capital of both the Ottoman and Byzantine Empires, and the only major city in the world to straddle two continents
-* [[Izmir]] (Smyrna) — Turkey's third largest city
+* [[Izmir]] — Turkey's third largest city
-* [[Konya]] (Iconium) — a quite large city that is the heartland of mystic Sufi order, the site of Rumi's tomb, and with some elegant Seljuq architecture, all surrounded by vast steppes
+* [[Konya]] — a quite large city that is the heartland of mystic Sufi order, the site of Rumi's tomb, and with some elegant Seljuq architecture, all surrounded by vast steppes
-* [[Trabzon]] (Trebizond) — the wonderful Sümela Monastery is just outside the city and it is a great gateway to exploring the Turkish Northeast
+* [[Trabzon]] — the wonderful Sümela Monastery is just outside the city and it is a great gateway to exploring the Turkish Northeast
-* [[Urfa]] (Edessa)— magical city with beautiful architecture and extremely friendly locals at the gates of Eastern World; where Turkish, Kurdish, Arabic, and Persian cultures mingle
+* [[Urfa]] — magical city with beautiful architecture and extremely friendly locals at the gates of Eastern World; where Turkish, Kurdish, Arabic, and Persian cultures mingle
 ==Other destinations==

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 For the average western tourist, you can hire a taxi to go most anywhere in the country on very short notice. If you have decided to travel heavy by bringing big bags, then going by taxi will be the best option. Prices are about 100 drams (33 US cents) per km. Most taxis do not have meters though, so you should negotiate a price before you leave. Anyway, taxi is a good option in longer trips, especially if you don't like waiting a minibus for hours.
-You can rent cars, but if you are used to driving in the West and have not driven outside of America, Western or Central Europe, you should hire a driver when you rent your car. Driving in Armenia for the average tourist can be a different undertaking. But if you decide to rent a car, there are a growing number of car rental companies, including SIXT (office at Zvartnots airport), Europacar, Hertz and others throughout the central Yerevan.
+You can rent cars, but if you are used to driving in the West and have not driven outside of America, Western or Central Europe, you should hire a driver when you rent your car. Driving in Armenia for the average tourist can be a different undertaking. But if you decide to rent a car, there are a growing number of car rental companies, including SIXT (office at Zvartnots airport), Europacar, Hertz, Naniko rent a car and others throughout the central Yerevan.
 Most main roads around Yerevan are in decent to fair shape with some being in unusually good condition. When you travel north (Dilidjan) or south (Jermuk), roads are less maintained and rather bumpy and you can feel it especially when using public transport! (Minibuses are often in bad condition too) Pot holes are very much a part of the experience and can test your driving skills. Be careful and consider getting an all wheel drive or sport utility vehicle when renting if available.

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 The primary international gateway is Heydar Aliyev International Airport in [[Baku]], with additional international airports (whose international routes are basically just Moscow & Istanbul) found in [[Nakhchivan City]], [[Ganja]], & [[Lankaran]].
-National air company AZAL (Azerbaijan Airlines) is the main carrier which flies to Ganja, Nakhchivan, Yevlakh, Lenkoran, Tbilisi, Aktau, Tehran, Tel-Aviv, Ankara, Istanbul, Trabzon, Antalya, Aleppo, Dubai, Moscow, [[Saint Petersburg]], Kiev, Nizhniy Novgorod, Rostov-on-Don, Urumqi, Mineralniye Vodi, Milan, London and Paris. British Airways. www.ba.com flies seven days a week to Baku. Lufthansa also has a couple flights a week to Baku (which continue onwards to [[Ashgabat]]). Turkish Airlines is another carrier connecting Baku with and via Istanbul. Also, there are several Russian, Ukrainian, Uzbek, Iranian, and Austrian airlines connecting Baku with several cities of the world.
+National air company AZAL (Azerbaijan Airlines) is the main carrier which flies to Ganja, Nakhchivan, Yevlakh, Lenkoran, Tbilisi, Aktau, Tehran, Tel-Aviv, Ankara, Istanbul, Trabzon, Antalya, Aleppo, Dubai, Moscow, [[Saint Petersburg]], Kiev, Nizhniy Novgorod, Rostov-on-Don, Urumqi, Mineralniye Vodi, Milan, London and Paris. [http://www.ba.com British Airways] flies seven days a week to Baku. Lufthansa also has a couple flights a week to Baku (which continue onwards to [[Ashgabat]]). Turkish Airlines is another carrier connecting Baku with and via Istanbul. Also, there are several Russian, Ukrainian, Uzbek, Iranian, and Austrian airlines connecting Baku with several cities of the world.
 Qatar Airways will start flying to Baku from 1st February 2012 with 2 flights a day, one to Tbilisi and one to Doha connecting to their global network.
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 ==See==
 [[Image:Atesgah Baku Fire Temple.jpg|thumb|300px|Atesgah of Baku (the "Fire Temple") is a 16th century Zoroastrian compound near Baku.]]
 ==Do==

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 The primary international gateway is Heydar Aliyev International Airport in [[Baku]], with additional international airports (whose international routes are basically just Moscow & Istanbul) found in [[Nakhchivan City]], [[Ganja]], & [[Lankaran]].
-National air company AZAL (Azerbaijan Airlines) is the main carrier which flies to Ganja, Nakhchivan, Yevlakh, Lenkoran, Tbilisi, Aktau, Tehran, Tel-Aviv, Ankara, Istanbul, Trabzon, Antalya, Aleppo, Dubai, Moscow, [[Saint Petersburg]], Kiev, Nizhniy Novgorod, Rostov-on-Don, Urumqi, Mineralniye Vodi, Milan, London and Paris. BMI flies seven days a week to Baku. Lufthansa also has a couple flights a week to Baku (which continue onwards to [[Ashgabat]]). Turkish Airlines is another carrier connecting Baku with and via Istanbul. Also, there are several Russian, Ukrainian, Uzbek, Iranian, and Austrian airlines connecting Baku with several cities of the world.
+National air company AZAL (Azerbaijan Airlines) is the main carrier which flies to Ganja, Nakhchivan, Yevlakh, Lenkoran, Tbilisi, Aktau, Tehran, Tel-Aviv, Ankara, Istanbul, Trabzon, Antalya, Aleppo, Dubai, Moscow, [[Saint Petersburg]], Kiev, Nizhniy Novgorod, Rostov-on-Don, Urumqi, Mineralniye Vodi, Milan, London and Paris. British Airways. www.ba.com flies seven days a week to Baku. Lufthansa also has a couple flights a week to Baku (which continue onwards to [[Ashgabat]]). Turkish Airlines is another carrier connecting Baku with and via Istanbul. Also, there are several Russian, Ukrainian, Uzbek, Iranian, and Austrian airlines connecting Baku with several cities of the world.
 Qatar Airways will start flying to Baku from 1st February 2012 with 2 flights a day, one to Tbilisi and one to Doha connecting to their global network.

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 ===By plane===
-There are flights to Tbilisi from a number of European, North American and Asian cities, including London (bmi [http://www.flybmi.com]), Paris (Georgian Airways [http://www.airzena.com/]), Vienna (Austrian Airlines), Warsaw (LOT Airlines), Kiev (Georgian Airways),  Munich (Lufthansa), Athens (Georgian Airways), Riga (airBaltic, [http://www.airbaltic.com]), Istanbul (Turkish Airlines), Prague (Czech Airlines). Just recently, KLM cancelled their flights to Tbilisi but you can fly with Georgian Airways from/to [[Amsterdam]]. Belavia (Belarusian National Airlines [http://www.belavia.by]) is now offering daily direct flights from Minsk to Tbilisi at great rates, and there are plenty of connecting flights from European cities to Minsk, e.g. from Amsterdam (transit visa is not required if you fly to Georgia).
+There are flights to Tbilisi from a number of European, North American and Asian cities, including London British Airways (http://www.ba.com/, Paris (Georgian Airways [http://www.airzena.com/]), Vienna (Austrian Airlines), Warsaw (LOT Airlines), Kiev (Georgian Airways),  Munich (Lufthansa), Athens (Georgian Airways), Riga (airBaltic, [http://www.airbaltic.com]), Istanbul (Turkish Airlines), Prague (Czech Airlines). Just recently, KLM cancelled their flights to Tbilisi but you can fly with Georgian Airways from/to [[Amsterdam]]. Belavia (Belarusian National Airlines [http://www.belavia.by]) is now offering daily direct flights from Minsk to Tbilisi at great rates, and there are plenty of connecting flights from European cities to Minsk, e.g. from Amsterdam (transit visa is not required if you fly to Georgia).
 Please note that Georgian Airways (AirZena) [http://www.airzena.com/] has many flights from many different cities. See also airBaltic for cheap flights to many European destinations.

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 region3description= Home to the former imperial capital [[Saint Petersburg]] also known as ''Northern capital''. It combines some beautiful landscapes of large lakes Ladoga and Onega, medieval forts of [[Pskov Oblast]] with the lacustrine region of [[Karelia]] and provides a gate for the country to enter Scandinavian territories.|
-region4name=[[Kaliningrad Oblast]] (Formerly East Prussia, Germany) |
+region4name=[[Kaliningrad Oblast]]  |
 region4color=#cc6262  |
 region4items=often considered as a part of [[Northwestern Russia]] |
-region4description= The only exclave of Russia, the Kaliningrad oblast (aka Königsberg) was stolen from Germany after World War II, and all the inhabitants brutally raped, murder, and expelled,. |
+region4description= The only exclave of Russia, the Kaliningrad oblast allows a gate for Russia to share borders with [[Poland]] and [[Lithuania]], and is a key site for where the 2018 FIFA World Cup will be held. |
 region5name=[[Southern Russia]]  |

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 *Wander around the Old Town aimlessly - really try to get lost and soak up the atmosphere in this wonderful old town
-*Visit the beautiful Palace of the Shirvanshahs (entry free 2 manat, extra for camera)
+*Visit the beautiful Palace of the Shirvanshahs (entry fee 2 manat, extra for camera)
 *Walk along the promenade, just as the locals do