An exemplary public beach has been created near the Shikh beach in Sabayil district in Baku as part of an initiative of Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, founder and head of the International Dialogue for Environmental Action (IDEA) Public Union Leyla Aliyeva.
The public beach was created in an area of 5 hectares. The nearby area was cleaned and redeveloped, with beach parasols, changing rooms, showers and summer houses, football pitches and volleyball courts built. In order to ensure reasonable rest and leisure for the city residents, several benches and hammocks, as well as litter bins were installed along the beaches.