The innovative city of SABAH.city has opened in Baku.

In Baku, the innovative SABAH.city campus was opened, created on the territory of the High Technologies Park of the Ministry of Science and Education of Azerbaijan. The country's President Ilham Aliyev participated in the ceremony on September 14.

The project covers an area of 20 hectares. The first phase occupies more than 5 hectares and includes about 20,000 square meters of buildings. Construction began in October 2025. The complex consists of four interconnected buildings.

The campus features five restaurants, a market, and an event hall. There are also sports facilities, including basketball and football fields, two padel courts, leisure areas, pedestrian and bicycle paths, and parking spaces.

Over 1,500 students from Baku State University, Azerbaijan Technical University, and Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University are expected to participate in educational and practical activities at SABAH.city. They study engineering, information technology, and applied sciences.

The campus houses 13 educational and research laboratories of the three universities. These labs are planned for conducting research and applied developments in artificial intelligence, robotics, computer science, cybersecurity, biotechnology, nanobiology, nanophysics, chemistry, and telecommunications.

After the full launch of SABAH.city, approximately 3,000 visitors per day are expected.

One of the project's elements is the ASAN AI Hub — a center created to support artificial intelligence initiatives and unite researchers, government agencies, businesses, and private users on a single digital platform.

To date, 50 AI solutions are presented through the center. ASAN AI Hub collaborates with eight Azerbaijani universities, the country's National Academy of Sciences, as well as foreign universities, including Tsinghua University in China, the University of Oxford in the UK, and Boğaziçi University in Turkey.

SABAH.city also includes a coworking zone for 12 startups and provides 22 office spaces for local and international technology companies, corporate research centers, and other participants in the innovation ecosystem.

The first phase of the project involves 23 key ecosystem representatives, including three universities, eight technology and innovation companies, and 12 startups.

The AI Assistant project by ASAN xidmət is also presented on the basis of ASAN AI Hub. The platform allows users to obtain information about various areas of government service in a dialogue format, as well as use analysis and forecasting tools.

Separately, within the ecosystem, the incubation and acceleration center INNOLAND operates. To date, 150 startups have benefited from its programs, four of which were acquired by foreign investors.

SABAH.city aims to unite educational institutions, research centers, technology companies, and startups in one space. The project is designed to develop research, technology transfer, and the practical application of scientific developments in Azerbaijan.

Source: president.az