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Yusif Eyvazov: My dream is to travel across regions of Azerbaijan

Yusif Eyvazov

A well-known opera singer, dramatic tenor and People’s Artist of Azerbaijan Yusif Eyvazov gave a video-interview to TELLMANN SHOW. In the interview, the singer has shared his impressions of the childhood dream, spoken about parents, creativity, personal life and relation of little-known episodes of his biography to Azerbaijan. “My father …

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Baku to host International Short Film Festival

International Short Film Festival

French Institute in Azerbaijan will present a selection of short films in Baku on March 13-19. Film screenings followed by discussion will take place at the Institute’s library. The event will be held as part of the International Short Film Festival, organized by the National Center for Cinema and Animation …

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Shirvan National Park

Shirvan National Park

Shirvan National Park is a national park of Azerbaijan. The semi-desert national park located just over 100 kilometres southwest of Baku combines wildlife, dunes and a short stretch coastline. Visitors enjoy landscapes and diversity of fauna with its large population of gazelles, jungle cats and turtles. More than 200 species …

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Sara Khatun, first woman diplomat in East

Sara Khatun

Azerbaijani women occupy an irreplaceable position in the country’s history. One of them was the first woman diplomat in the East Sara Khatun. Sara Khatun was born in Bayandur region. She played an important role in the policy of Agqoyunlu state as an outstanding diplomat and public figure. She was …

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Earthquake hits Caspian Sea

Caspian Sea

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake has today struck the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea at 13:11, according to the Republican Seismic Survey Center of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 25 kilometers. Tremors were not felt.

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Uzeyir Hajibayli- a musical pioneer

Uzeyir Hajibayli

Uzeyir Hajibayli is the founder of Azerbaijani written music and author of the first opera in the East. He was close to traditional Azerbaijani music and sought to maintain its best features in his own compositions. Uzeyir Hajibayli was born into an educated family in the heart of Karabakh-Shusha. The …

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