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Museum of Miniature Books

Miniature Books

The only museum of miniature books in the world is in the Old City (Icherisheher) in Baku. The tiny library of books in the museum is the result of the private collection of Zarifa Salahova, and has been collected over the period of more than 30 years. In 2002, when …

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Aghdam Bread Museum

Aghdam Bread Museum

The Aghdam Bread Museum opened in 1983, was the second bread museum in the world and the first and one of a kind in the former USSR. Fossilized ancient grains, rare sorts of cereals, numerous valuable books on grain farming, manuscripts, also labor tools – wooden plough, threshing board, toothed …

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Chirag Gala – ancient fortress in Azerbaijan

Chirag Gala

Chirag Gala is a ruined ancient fortress in Azerbaijan which overlooks the Caspian coastal plains north of Baku. Chirag Gala is located north of the capital city of Azerbaijan, Baku. It is an ancient fortress and was built by the Sassanid Persians in the 5th century AD. They situated the …

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Sharifan Tomb

Sharifan Tomb

The historical monument is located in Sharifan village of Zangilan district, on the right bank of the Hakari River. Only the remains of the lower part of the ancient tomb have survived. The upper part of the tomb was destroyed. The vault with projections is square-shaped (5.4×5.4m). The vault has …

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Shahdagh National Park

Shahdagh National Park

The Shahdagh National Park, formed in 2006 on the expanses of the Greater Caucasus mountain range, includes the territories of the Ismayilli and Pirgulu reserves, as well as partly high-alpine forested and meadow territories of Ismayilli, Guba, Gusar, Gabala, Oghuz and Shamakhi districts. The total area of the park is …

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Plov – king of Azerbaijani cuisine

Azerbaijani cuisine

Plov-is the most favorite everyday and festive meal for any Azerbaijanis. One event in Azerbaijani’s life is possible without it, on birthdays, weddings, hospitability rituals and funerals, mandatorily, they serve different kind of plov. There are about 200 kinds of plov in the Azerbaijani cuisine. The base of all plovs …

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Azerbaijan – a country of ancient culture

“For centuries, Azerbaijan has been a place where religions, cultures and civilizations coexist. We are not only a geographical, but also a cultural bridge between the East and the West.” The remarks by President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev most precisely define the essence of the tremendous work that Azerbaijan is …

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