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Nobel Brothers and Azerbaijani Competition

kerosene plant

Azerbaijan’s oil industry developed apace in the second half of the 19th century. The industry attracted foreign capital, just as in modern-day Azerbaijan. In the 1870s and 1880s eight British, three French, two Swedish, two German, two Belgian and one Danish company and others, were operating in Azerbaijan. The Nobel …

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What is Mugham?

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The word mugham is used to designate a specialized style of music attributed to the Azerbaijani people of the Caucasus mountain range and nearby territories by that name. Mugham is generally recognized as a derivative of another specialised style of music attributed to the Persians, known there as dastgah. In …

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Higher Education in Azerbaijan

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Education in Azerbaijan before the Soviet rule Before the final division of Azerbaijan between the Russian and Persian (Iranian) empires in 1828 there was basically one Azerbaijan, and its educational system was similar to those in countries of the Middle East. Most schools were religious institutions; however, their curricula contained also secular subjects. Primary …

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Rasul Rza|COLORS

  OVERTURE White, black, yellow, green, red, All of them are connected in some experiment. One of them reminds us of our longing, One of our trouble, another of our wish. Each of them hides some meaning, Each of them has some reason for its color. Who knows who invented …

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Iranian Government Is Killing Lake Urmia

Urmiya lake

October 12, 2014: The latest scientific study posits the location for the legendary Garden of Eden in South Azerbaijan (now northwestern Iran), in the vicinity of Tabriz upon which the Genesis tradition was based. According to the British archaeologist Davis M. Rohl, the Garden of Eden was then located in …

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