Azerbaijan

Shusha, known as the pearl of Karabakh, is one of the symbols of Azerbaijan’s history and culture. Founded by Panahali Khan in 1752, the city is replete with historical marvels exuding an epitome of the country’s history. The year 2022 marks the 270th anniversary of the foundation of the city. The ancient monuments in Shusha offer an …

Located thirty kilometres from the city of Goygol, in Azerbaijan’s Goygol National park, Lake Goygol is famous for its stunning, crystal-clear water. Sitting 1,500 metres above sea level surrounded by lush forests in the Lesser Caucasus Mountains, many consider Goygol (meaning Blue Lake) to be Azerbaijan’s most beautiful lake. The …

Pakhlava, perhaps the most famous of the national sweets. There are many variations of pakhlava in Azerbaijan – Baku, Guba, Shaki, Ganja, and each has its own characteristics. For example, the most common, classical Baku pakhlava is in the form of diamonds, on the surface of each of which a …

The Karabakh carpets known under the name of Karabakh were and are still made at all carpet-weaving workshops across Azerbaijan. Depending on the location, the carpets were given different names but the art experts referred to all of them as Karabakh. This composition of the carpets, woven in Susa in …

In Karabakh cuisine, meat, preferably lamb, is used more than any other ingredient. Local sheep are valued higher than other breeds. It is called “kasma goyun” (slaughtered sheep) or “atlik” (meat), i.e. “table or meat mutton”. If other breeds yield “pure meat” – from 48 to 52 per cent, the …

The historical architectural reserve – the Fire Temple – Ateshgah is situated in the center of the Absheron Peninsula in Surakhani settlement. The temple is situated in a place where from the ancient times until the XIX century natural gas oozed out of the surface being a reason of the …

The Ismailiyya Palace is a historic building that today serves as the Presidium of the Azerbaijani Academy of Sciences. It is situated in Baku on Istiglaliyyat Street. The Ismailiyya Palace is one of the great architecture of Baku that built-in 1913. It was built commemoration of Ismail who was the …

As a result of its 10-year activity, in particular related to education in the field of culture, YARAT Contemporary Art Space launches the first one-year Contemporary Art School in Azerbaijan, in partnership with the Administration of State Historical-Architectural Reserve “Icherisheher”. Being unique in the field of contemporary art, the pilot …

Ganja – Azerbaijan’s second largest city that for centuries was on the famous Silk Road is also home to one of the unique ancient historical artifacts of the country’s architecture – Caravansarai of Shah Abbas. The caravanserai, which was built in the beginning of the 17th century in Ganja by …

Stained glass work known as ‘Sebeke/Shabaka’, are windows filled with coloured glass, created by national Azerbaijani masters from small wooden parts without glue and nails. On the territory of Azerbaijan, Shabaka as an art form was widespread in cities such as Sheki, Shusha, Ordubad, Baku, Ganja, Lankaran, Nakhichevan and Derbent …