Azerbaijan

Spectacular events have been held in Baku within the Year of Shusha in Azerbaijan. The country’s cultural capital turns 270 this year. President Ilham Aliyev signed an order declaring the city of Shusha as Azerbaijan’s cultural capital in order to restore Shusha’s historical appearance, bring its former glory to the city as …

The Baku Convention Center, the largest in the Caucasus, is an ultra-modern platform capable of providing events at the highest international level. With a number of adaptable conference rooms and a main hall for up to 3,500 people, the Baku Convention Center offers a wide range of options for congresses, …

The Georgian cultural figures have visited the city of Shusha. The delegation also included  ecologists, turkologists and bloggers. The guests visited the central square, the Shusha Castle, Jidir Plain, the Molla Panah Vagif Museum Mausoleum Complex and Bulbul House-Museum. The Georgian cultural figures brilliantly performed Azerbaijani songs in the city, known as the country’s musical center. Famous opera singer Zhakeli Lamze performed the …

President of the International Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation Gunay Afandiyeva has met with Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Republic of Azerbaijan Serzhan Abdykarimov at the headquarters of the organization. At the meeting, Gunay Afandiyeva stressed that strengthening the cooperation of the International Turkic Culture and Heritage …

The Ganja carpet making centre is located in the northwest of Azerbaijan and includes Ganja and neighbouring villages, as well as Gadabay, Goranboy, Shamkir and Samukh. The main carpet production center is Ganja. Since the 10th-11th centuries Ganja has been famous for its silk and woollen textiles and high quality …

Shusha, known as the pearl of Karabakh, is one of the symbols of Azerbaijan’s history and culture. Founded by Panahali Khan in 1752, the city is replete with historical marvels exuding an epitome of the country’s history. The year 2022 marks the 270th anniversary of the foundation of the city. The ancient monuments in Shusha offer an …

Located thirty kilometres from the city of Goygol, in Azerbaijan’s Goygol National park, Lake Goygol is famous for its stunning, crystal-clear water. Sitting 1,500 metres above sea level surrounded by lush forests in the Lesser Caucasus Mountains, many consider Goygol (meaning Blue Lake) to be Azerbaijan’s most beautiful lake. The …

Pakhlava, perhaps the most famous of the national sweets. There are many variations of pakhlava in Azerbaijan – Baku, Guba, Shaki, Ganja, and each has its own characteristics. For example, the most common, classical Baku pakhlava is in the form of diamonds, on the surface of each of which a …

The Karabakh carpets known under the name of Karabakh were and are still made at all carpet-weaving workshops across Azerbaijan. Depending on the location, the carpets were given different names but the art experts referred to all of them as Karabakh. This composition of the carpets, woven in Susa in …

In Karabakh cuisine, meat, preferably lamb, is used more than any other ingredient. Local sheep are valued higher than other breeds. It is called “kasma goyun” (slaughtered sheep) or “atlik” (meat), i.e. “table or meat mutton”. If other breeds yield “pure meat” – from 48 to 52 per cent, the …