Azerbaijan

With its timeless culture and history, Shusha opens its doors to tourism enthusiasts. Now, everyone can witness the centuries-old city in all its beauty. Around 40 people were among the first lucky ones, who visited the cultural center as tourists, Azernews reports. Launched by the Azerbaijani State Tourism Agency, tourist …

The International Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation is pleased to announce an international painting campaign based on the drawings of children and teenagers themed “With Love to the Children of Turkiye”. The painting campaign unites children and adolescents of the Turkic World and globally in order to form a sense …

Azerbaijan’s First Vice President Mehriban Aliyeva has shared a post on her official Instagram page on the Novruz holiday, Azernews reports. The post reads: “Dear brothers and sisters! “I cordially congratulate you all on the Novruz Bayram! I wish you robust health, wonderful feelings, great mood, happiness and long life! …

Azerbaijan is celebrating Wind Tuesday, before Novruz spring holiday. The legend has it that different winds sleep underground: Khazri (cold northern wind), Gilavar (southern wind), Agh Yel (White Wind) and Gara Yel (Black Wind), both hot, dry summer winds. At the same time, the Yel baba (Father of Wind) ceremony …

Azerbaijani artist Rovshan Guliyev has presented his art works in Tallinn, Estonia. His personal exhibition was timed to the 31st anniversary of the Khojaly genocide, Azernews reports. The Khojaly massacre was the mass killing of Azerbaijani civilians by Armenian forces and the 366th CIS regiment in the town of Khojaly on 26 …

On the eve of the 31st anniversary of the Khojaly genocide, the “613 Martyrs of Khojaly” book has been presented at the Heydar Aliyev Center. The book dedicated to the victims of the Khojaly tragedy was published within the Heydar Aliyev Foundation’s international campaign “Justice for Khojaly!”. The book provides …

An Azerbaijani book stand has sparked great public interest at the 54th Cairo International Book Fair in Egypt, Azernews reports. The national pavilion featured books and magazines promoting Azerbaijan’s rich culture, history, geography, and literature. As Azertag reports, the book by Cairo University Professor Seymur Nasirov, entitled “Role of Azerbaijani scientists in …

Azerbaijan’s Shusha honored the memory of the martyrs of the tragedy of January 20, Azernews reports. The memory of the martyrs of the January 20, 1990 tragedy was honored with a minute of silence at 1200 (GMT+4). On January 20, 1990, 40,000 strong Soviet troops entered the Azerbaijani capital Baku …

The Azerbaijani National Library has hosted a memorable event dedicated to the Black January tragedy of 1990, Azernews reports. At the event, the memory of martyrs, who died for Azerbaijan’s independence, was commemorated with a minute of silence. The National Library director, Professor Karim Tahirov emphasized that hundreds of innocent …

The Azerbaijani National Library has presented digital copies of Nizami’s manuscripts, Azernews reports. The National Library has obtained digital copies of a total of 156 rare manuscripts as part of the project “Return of national and spiritual values to Motherland”. Nizami’s “Poetry collection” (Tehran, 1295) is of special attention as …