Culture

The Azerbaijani Mugham is a traditional musical form, characterized by a large degree of improvisation. Mugham is normally performed by three musicians – tar player, kamancha player and a singer – khanande, who leads the main theme decorating it with improvisations and emotional shades. For the Azerbaijani people, mugham is …

The famous Turkish poet and novelist of the 20th century Nazim Hikmet, who visited Sheki, Azerbaijan`s historic city located in the northern part of the country that once stood on the Great Silk Road, wrote: “If there were no other ancient structures of Azerbaijan, it would be enough to show …

The Azerbaijani carpet is distinguished by a variety of types and subtypes. The typological richness of the Azerbaijani carpet, along with historical and ethnocultural factors, is associated with the unique diversity of natural and climatic conditions, which also contributed to the development of carpet weaving. Azerbaijan carpets are traditionally divided …

Momine Khatun Tomb is one of the most exquisite models of Turco-Islamic cultural monuments of Nakhchivan that was built by the distinguished architect Ajami Abubakroglu Nakhchivani and situated in the center of Nakhchivan. This monument consists of an underground crypt and an over ground tomb. The inside of the monument …

Fikrat Amirov’s ballet “One Thousand and One Nights” will be staged in Russia. The ballet will be staged at the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theater to mark the composer’s centennial anniversary. The Russian audience will be able to enjoy one of the most popular Middle Eastern folk tale on January 18, 22 and …

Chovgan is an Azerbaijani traditional horse-riding game played on a flat, grassy field by two competing teams of players mounted on Karabakh horses. A forerunner to polo, it involves 2 teams of 5 players in national dress riding Karabakh horses who compete to knock a small leather ball through the …

The poem of “Khosrow and Shirin” by great Azerbaijani poet and thinker Nizami Ganjavi contains the following lines: “The bow, like Moses, groans and glows; the musician silently hears out the singer.” These lines refer to the musical instrument kamancha. By the end of the 1st millennium, the bowed stringed …

Nizami Ganjavi, a great name in Azerbaijan reflects the strength of wisdom, diversity and uniqueness. His extensive contributions by his knowledge and poetry serve as a great literacy treasure for all humanity. Azerbaijan’s unique spiritual literature is a heritage established by the legacy of Ganjavi. He was born in 1141 …

The International Mugham Center has celebrated the 200th anniversary of Ashug Alasgar, known as an outstanding representative of the ashug art. The event was organized by the Mugham Center,  the Institute of Folklore and Dede Alasgar Ojagi Public Association in accordance with the order of the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on holding the …

President of the International Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation Gunay Afandiyeva has met with head of the TRT AVAZ TV channel Sedat Sagyrkaya and the specialist in external relations and corporate communications of the TV channel Gokchen Ogan. Gunay Afandiyeva highlighted the multifaceted activities of the organization that she heads …