opened in 1928 within an existing park named after Antoly Lunacharsky (which has now been re-named after Nizami Ganjavi). In 1942, a new zoo was founded in the same location as the evacuated Rostov Zoo. The opening ceremony was held following the Great Patriotic War. Until 1958, the zoo was located near a railway station in a small square.
In 1958, the zoo was relocated a town called Bayil on the outskirts of Baku, and remained there until the mid-1970s when a landslide killed a lion and a bear. As a result, the zoo was temporarily relocated to Bakikhanov (formerly Razin), where it remained until 1985. During this period a group of experts, including zoologists, biologists, and other specialists, decided that Narimanov Raion in Baku was the appropriate location for the zoo. Construction of the new zoo began near a railway station for children, and according to the plan, the zoo would cover 4.5 hectares (11 acres). This was later reduced to 2.25 hectares (5.6 acres) to accelerate construction, then expanded by constructing a circular railway for visiting children...
In 1958, the zoo was relocated a town called Bayil on the outskirts of Baku, and remained there until the mid-1970s when a landslide killed a lion and a bear. As a result, the zoo was temporarily relocated to Bakikhanov (formerly Razin), where it remained until 1985. During this period a group of experts, including zoologists, biologists, and other specialists, decided that Narimanov Raion in Baku was the appropriate location for the zoo. Construction of the new zoo began near a railway station for children, and according to the plan, the zoo would cover 4.5 hectares (11 acres). This was later reduced to 2.25 hectares (5.6 acres) to accelerate construction, then expanded by constructing a circular railway for visiting children...
