Azerbaijan

In the years following the II World War, different fields of industry and agriculture saw some remarkable growth and progress in Azerbaijan. Considerable steps were taken forward for the enhancement of culture and education in the country. The Baku oil played a sizable role in the revitalization and advancement of …

         Azerbaijan Official name Republic of Azerbaijan Area 86,600 km2 Population 9.59 million [ as on January 2015]  Population growth rate: 1.2 % Main languages Azerbaijani Literacy Definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.8% male: 99.9% female: 99.7% (2010 Census) Capital Baku (Population   …

People’s Republic of Azerbaijan collapsed due to the military aggression of the Soviet Russia. Hence, the independent statehood of Azerbaijan was brought to an end in North Azerbaijan. On 28th of April in 1920, the establishment of the Soviet Socialist Republic of Azerbaijan (Azerbaijan SSR) in the territories of the People’s Republic of …

Even the most atrocious and bloody military-feudal colonial establishment of human history-Tsarist Russian regime was unable to wipe out the statehood traditions of Azerbaijani people. The Russian Empire was willfully implementing the hideous annihilation policy towards the enslaved Turkish-Muslim creed with the intention of obliterating the awareness of national identity among them. In …

The advent of Islam in 7th century was a decisive turning point in the history of Azerbaijan. The religion of Islam gave strong impetus to the creation of a single nation with a single language in Azerbaijan. Acceptance of Islam had a significant impact on acceleration of the unification of the masses …

The people of Azerbaijan, who were able to regain their independence in a part of their historical homeland by the close of the twentieth century, own an old and rich history of the state system. Azerbaijan is surrounded by the Greater Caucasus Mountains in the north, by Alagoz ranges in the west …

Khojaly was under blockade since October, 1991. On October, 30 the ground traffic was cut off and helicopter was the only way of transportation. The last civilian helicopter arrived in Khojaly on January, 28 and after civilian helicopter was brought down over Shusha city, as a result of which 40 …

The Maiden Tower The most majestic and mysterious monument of Baku is Gyz Galasy – the Maiden Tower rising in the south-eastern part of the fortress of Ichari Shahar. This unique building of the Azerbaijani architecture does not have any analogues in the East. There are numerous debates on the date of construction and …

Azerbaijan history museum Azerbaijan history museum is created in 1920. The museum has 8 sections, 2 laboratories, 11 funds, scientific archive and library. The exposition of the museum is situated in 35 halls. The scientific fund of the museum has over 300 thousand different exhibits. History and culture of Azerbaijan have reflected since …

The history of the city of Baku goes back to the great antiquity, though the exact date of its rise is not known up to now. The territory of the Apsheron Peninsula where the city is situated enjoys a favourable geographical position, a convenient bay, a warm, dry climate, a fertile soil, natural …