Wind is so common in Baku that the city is actually named after the weather.

When it was an ancient Persian settlement, it was called Bād-kube, meaning "wind-pounded city" or "blown upon by mountain winds." There are two dominant winds in Baku: the cold, northerly khazri and the warm, humid, and southerly gilavar. Wind speeds average over 11 mph for nine months of the year, between June and March, with November being the windiest month, with 12.7 mph average winds. The blustery conditions in the Azerbaijani capital are primarily caused by the low geographical location and exposed location on the Caspian Sea coastline. Baku lays claim to being the lowest capital city in the world, sitting at 92 feet below sea level.

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