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“An excellent historical site just outside Baku. ”

Oct 2022

A well located fortification with excellent views over the oil fields, towards the Ramana community.

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PaulNZ

Christchurch, New Zealand208 contributions

Forget the castle, you are coming here to see the real Babu

May 2017 • Couples

This castle is part of the experience getting there. ‘There’ being about 30 minutes from downtown Baku. You will see the REAL Azerbaijan going to and from. It’s located in the backblocks. The dystopian oil fields, wastelands and grinding poverty are there for all to see. A world away from the Louis Vuitton shops of downtown Baku. We even encountered a fleet of helicopter gunships which passed over the castle. Be sure to tour around the local oil fields (refer: Boom City) which are in the surrounding suburbs. Plus it’s possible to also encompass the Mardakan Fortress (refer: Mardakan Castle) as well in the same morning.

Written 14 June 2017

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cjschreiner

Chandler, AZ2,381 contributions

Small castle

May 2022 • Couples

When you think of a castle, you might think of a huge castle but this isn’t that. It’s kind of small but you can explore the whole thing. Be aware that the steps going up the castle are tiny at times

Written 21 July 2022

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Departure811861

Germany1,048 contributions

Overview

Aug 2018 • Solo

The way up to Ramana Castle is a bit tricky. Finally you come through a settlement with friendly people and streets getting more and more narrow. Ramana Castle is not in a very good state and is probably in itself not worth a trip, but from up there you have an excellent view of the plain below. Down there you can discern an army of oil pumps that have caused terrible destruction. In any case I remember great damages done to nature in the oil fields.

Written 27 May 2019

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Jennifer T

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Fortress

Mar 2016 • Family

This fortress sits atop a hill and it quite huge once your next to it. Not much to see but worth the drive to see. Make sure to see the lady in the red house to get inside. 2 manat per person.

Written 15 March 2016

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Lori Z

Vancouver, Canada166 contributions

great to see oil fields

Dec 2017 • Couples

There is not too much to see. Unfortunately, it was closed and we didn't not find anyone in the village who would be able to let us in. However, I don't think we missed much since inside of the tower is not much to see. You can walk around. It's a neat village and I liked the surrounding. It's also great to see some of the old and new oil fields - it's a really impressive sight. I'm glad we came here.

Written 11 February 2018

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Swisshen

Perth, Australia2,354 contributions

Not Worth the Drive

Jun 2017 • Couples

This 12th century building is not a castle but a tower. Perched high up on a hill it was built to defend the castle during the Shirvanshahs’ reign. The views are of the oil fields used in the filming of the Bond film 'The World Is Not Enough'. If you want to climb the steps you can get the key from the gate keeper in the house nearby, but they are pretty dangerous and the view will still be only oil wells.

Written 5 July 2017

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Mehdi_Farrokh

Banbury, UK183 contributions

Ramana Castle

Aug 2016 • Friends

Ramana Castle as a castle is not a huge building and it is not close to Baku. Based on some comparison with area(Georgia, Turkey and Iran) it is not a big deal...

Written 7 September 2016

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TravellingSage

Shanghai, China59 contributions

Fortress in Old Ramana

May 2016

This is a beautifully preserved old fortress that now overlooks the oil fields. The lady who looks after the place will unlock the gate and you are welcome to climb the treacherous steps to what seems to have been the living room. No safety features and some alarming drops, but be careful and you can enjoy the view from the outer walls. Definitely worth a visit!

Written 22 May 2016

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Fearless50273688305

Baku, Azerbaijan2 contributions

An excellent historical site just outside Baku.

Oct 2022 • Solo

A well located fortification with excellent views over the oil fields, towards the Ramana community. One of many castles and towers on the Absheron Peninsula dating back to the 13th and 14th centuries.

Written 26 April 2023

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Lynn Mano

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1,491 contributions

Nothing spectacular

May 2018 • Friends

Visited the Ramana Qasri, a watch tower. From the tower we saw many oil rigs. The view was okay nothing spectacular. There’s nothing much to see from the tower or do around the area. One will not miss much if he doesn’t include this place in the itinerary.

Written 19 December 2018

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PervizZulfugarov

Baku, Azerbaijan

Hi everyone.I'm a student at Khazar University in Baku.My profession is tourism and hotel management.Our teacher gave us the topic "How to attract tourists to Ramana Castle(or tower).So,I want to hear your suggestions.What do you want to see in this tower.I have a little time.If you help me,I will be very happy.Thanks :)

Written 17 October 2018

CheshPotts

232 contributions

Hi, this is a lovely tower. I didn't see any signs in the area indicating where it was: we went with a guide who knew where he was going. So, some location markers would be good in the nearby roads. Collecting the key from the local is absolutely fine, but perhaps if you don't have a guide with you some notice about where the key is held could be better. The attraction has upper floors that are not all accessible. The main thing would be if these floors were made accessible, which I think would need a few safety checks, by putting in a rope handrail on the spiral stairs it would be made safer. I don't recall there being much if anything on site to tell you about the history of the tower. Information boards and perhaps a few photographs or drawings of how it had looked in the past would have been really good. It was difficult to understand what had happened there in the past because there was not that information. There are steps up to the outer wall which were accessible and gave great views of the surroundings. Again, details of what you are seeing, diagrams picking out what you can see on the panorama would be good, especially when you are taking photographs. Our guide told us that the tower had been used in cinema films, so some pictures of that or actual items from the film would have been interesting. Basically, this is a lovely tower in a lovely location that could be a real tourist attraction for people to stop off at when they are heading to some of the more famous sites. It could become very popular as other sites in the area are. It might be an idea to ask directly some of the guides who work the area, as they might have some helpful comments to help you too.

Written 19 October 2018

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