Azerbaijan

Participants of the international conference on “Azerbaijan-Turkiye strategic alliance – a source of peace and stability for the Caucasus and the region”, dedicated to the first anniversary of the Shusha Declaration, have visited Azerbaijan’s cultural capital – the city of Shusha. The conference participants first came to the city square …

Tar player, composer and musician Mashadi Jamil Amiraslan oglu Amirov was born in 1875 in Shusha and received his first education in madrasah. As a child and young he lived in need. Mashadi Jamil, who lost his father Karbalayi Amiraslan bey when he was 12 years old, started selling baked …

The winning teams of the Smart Karabakh hackathon, held within the TEKNOFEST Azerbaijan Aerospace and Technology Festival, visited Shusha with representatives from AzInTelecom LLC. During the visit, they visited Shusha Fortress, Jidir Duzu (horse race field), Molla Panah Vagif’s Mausoleum and Yukhari Govhar Agha Mosque. It should be noted that …

Commissioning of the Shusha Digital Management Center owned by Azerishig OJSC solved all the problems related to city’s round-the-clock power supply, Trend’s Karabakh bureau reports. The center is of utmost importance from the viewpoint of providing Shusha with sustainable and high-quality energy. If earlier the dispatch control system in distribution networks …

The National Carpet Museum has marked International Museum Day with multiple events, Azernews reports. The photo exhibition “Talking Monuments” opened at the museum as part of the celebration. The main goal of the exhibition was to encourage young people to protect their cultural heritage and to draw their attention to …

Azerbaijan’s greatest architect Zivar bay Ahmadbayov was the first Azerbaijani to receive a European vocational education. He was Baku’s Chief Architect from 1918 to 1925. As part of his work in Baku, Ahmadbayov often visited the cities and towns of the provinces. This acquainted him more thoroughly with Azerbaijan’s architectural …

“Shusha, the heart of Karabakh, is a sacred and dear place for Azerbaijan and the entire Turkic world,” said president of the International Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation Gunay Afandiyeva during the panel “Cultural heritage as a foundation for sustainable peace” at the international conference “Advancing post-conflict humanitarian agenda: sustainable …

The Azerbaijani Education Ministry has published a video, demonstrating the future view of the Real School in the liberated Shusha city, the restoration of which has already begun, Azernews reports. On May 20, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev decreed measures to design and restore the building. Under the decree, for the …

On May 20, the Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum will host a series of events on the occasion of International Museum Day. The photo exhibition “Talking Monuments” aimed to educate the young generation about the preservation of Azerbaijan’s national and cultural heritage, museums and historic monuments will open the event. The …

World-famous musicians gathered in Shusha to join the 5th Kharibulbul International Music Festival. The large-scale festival brought together Azerbaijani and international musicians from ten countries in Azerbaijan’s cultural cradle, Azernews reported. The history behind Kharibulbul Festival The festival was first held in 1989 on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the renowned mugham singer Seyid Shushinski. …