Culture

An Azerbaijani delegation has participated at the Festival of National Cultures held on the occasion of the 855th anniversary of the city of Gomel, Belarus. At the festival, the representatives of the “Congress of Azerbaijani Communities” of Belarus demonstrated the culture, traditions, and national cuisine of Azerbaijani people. The visitors …

Centuries-old Majlis-Uns literary circle is currently enjoying a remarkable revival in Azerbaijan’s cultural center, Azernews reports. Majlis-Uns is a literary circle that operated in the second half of the 19th century in the city of Shusha under the leadership of the poetess, daughter of the last Karabakh khan Khurshidbanu Natavan. …

Karbalayi Safikhan Karabakhi was an Azerbaijani architect and one of the prominent representatives of the Karabakh architecture school. He made a special contribution to the development of architecture of Karabakh. In buildings built by him, especially in the mosques the constructive elements of the eastern architecture were connected to local …

A delegation of Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Culture has attended the 37th meeting of the Council for Cultural Cooperation of the CIS member states held under the chairmanship of Kazakhstan in the city of Nur-Sultan. As part of the visit, Chief of Staff of Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Culture Vugar Mammadov met …

A trip of expanded delegation of operating in Azerbaijan Non-government organizations (NGOs) to Shusha city continues, Trend reports. According to head of the Presidential Administration’s Department for Work with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and Communications Vusal Guliyev, trip organized by Council of State Support to NGOs, will end tomorrow. Among the 500 people …

On September 3, 2022, Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov received UNESCO’s Goodwill Ambassador for Cultural Diplomacy Hedva Ser, Azernews reports, citing the ministry. Minister Jeyhun Bayramov noted with satisfaction the activities of Hedva Ser for peace in the world and the numerous projects implemented in this regard. He expressed his gratitude …

Azerbaijani musicians will perform at the “Tsinandali-2022” international classical music festival, to be held in Georgia on September 2-11. The festival will take place at the historic Tsinandali Estate located in the heart of the Georgian region of Kakheti, Georgia’s premier winemaking region. Tsinandali Festival, which`s primary focus is on …

A delegation led by the Special Representative of the President of the Republic of Korea, Chairman of the Special Committee for supporting Busan`s candidacy to host World Expo 2030 Suh Byung-soo, has visited Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum. The members of the delegation were informed about the traditions of Azerbaijan’s ancient …

The Jordanian “Al Anbat” and “Johina” newspapers have published an article highlighting prospects of cooperation between Azerbaijan and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in the tourism sector. Written by Jordanian academician Marwan Sudah, the article mentioned that the Azerbaijan State News Agency (AZERTAC) has posted an article hailing the recent …

Azerbaijan and the US archaeologists are conducting excavations in the jar burial site in the country’s southern Lerik region, Azernews reports, citing the Azerbaijan National Academy of Science (ANAS). According to the ANAS, Professor Abbas Seyidov, General Director of the Archaeology, Ethnography and Anthropology Institute, got acquainted with the archaeological …