Baku has nurtured generations of outstanding figures in theater, classical music, ballet, opera, and visual arts.

It is the birthplace of Azerbaijani ballet, home to the first female ballet performance in the Muslim world, and a city where legends such as Muslim Magomayev, Polad Bülbüloğlu, Mstislav Rostropovich, Sergey Yesenin, Dmitri Shostakovich, Vladimir Mayakovsky, Feodor Chaliapin, and many others lived and created.

The city boasts modern infrastructure for hosting large-scale events and a convenient location: just 3–4 hours by flight from major cities of the Middle East and Central Asia, and 3–6 hours from leading European capitals.

Heydar Aliyev International Airport is the largest and most modern aviation hub in the South Caucasus.