Culture

The issues related to social protection of martyr families, persons with disabilities, and Karabakh war veterans are of major concern for Azerbaijan, Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Population Anar Aliyev said within Trend News Agency’s “Actual with Sahil Karimli” project. According to him, Azerbaijan is currently implementing a …

A book exhibition has opened as part of the Vagif Poetry Days, Azernews reports, citing Azertac. Ilgar Fahmi, a member of the Azerbaijani Union of Writers and People’s Writer Anar welcomed the guests of the event. In his remarks, Deputy Chairman of the Azerbaijani Union of Writers Rashad Majid said that …

The founder of the Karabakh khanate, Panahali Khan Javanshir was a descendant of the famous Javanshir dynasty of Karabakh. He was born in 1693. He became famous as a prominent commander and statesman. During his reign, Shahbulag Castle and Asgaran Fortress were built, where large-scale construction and building works were …

Chairman of Azerbaijan’s State Tourism Agency Fuad Naghiyev has met with Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) Hissein Ibrahim Taha on the sidelines of the 11th Conference of the Tourism Ministers of the OIC in Baku. During the meeting, Fuad Naghiyev expressed his satisfaction with hosting the …

Azerbaijan’s victory in the 44-day Second Karabakh War was cause for celebration in Turkiye, Deputy Chairman of Justice and Development Party (AK Party) responsible for foreign affairs Efkan Ala said at a joint press conference in the central office of the New Azerbaijan Party, Trend reports. He noted that the Turkish-Azerbaijani allied …

Participants of the international conference on “Azerbaijan-Turkiye strategic alliance – a source of peace and stability for the Caucasus and the region”, dedicated to the first anniversary of the Shusha Declaration, have visited Azerbaijan’s cultural capital – the city of Shusha. The conference participants first came to the city square …

Tar player, composer and musician Mashadi Jamil Amiraslan oglu Amirov was born in 1875 in Shusha and received his first education in madrasah. As a child and young he lived in need. Mashadi Jamil, who lost his father Karbalayi Amiraslan bey when he was 12 years old, started selling baked …

Commissioning of the Shusha Digital Management Center owned by Azerishig OJSC solved all the problems related to city’s round-the-clock power supply, Trend’s Karabakh bureau reports. The center is of utmost importance from the viewpoint of providing Shusha with sustainable and high-quality energy. If earlier the dispatch control system in distribution networks …

The National Carpet Museum has marked International Museum Day with multiple events, Azernews reports. The photo exhibition “Talking Monuments” opened at the museum as part of the celebration. The main goal of the exhibition was to encourage young people to protect their cultural heritage and to draw their attention to …

Azerbaijan’s greatest architect Zivar bay Ahmadbayov was the first Azerbaijani to receive a European vocational education. He was Baku’s Chief Architect from 1918 to 1925. As part of his work in Baku, Ahmadbayov often visited the cities and towns of the provinces. This acquainted him more thoroughly with Azerbaijan’s architectural …