Azerbaijan

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 …

Azerbaijani conductor, Honored Artist Ayyub Guliyev will take part in the Opera Europe Forum, Azernews reports. Opera Europa is an international service organization for professional opera companies and opera festivals in Europe. With roots going back to 1995, Opera Europa gained its present format and name in 2002, on the …

Heavy snowfall creates a winter wonderland in Shusha city, Azernews reports. The cultural capital reigns truly majestic in the wintertime. The city has some breathtaking views during the snowy season. The height of the snow cover that fell on the night of January 8 reached 14-15 centimeters. Snowfall has not …

Tickets for January for regular bus services organized by the State Agency for Automobile Roads under the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport to the cities of Shusha, Aghdam, and Fuzuli will go on sale at 16:00 on December 28, 2022, Trend reports citing the ministry. Tickets for these routes will be …