Tag Archives: Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan can claim to be the site of almost half of the world`s mud volcanoes, with estimates putting that figure of 50 percent still at a lowly 400 or so. These are concentrated around the mineral rich coastline of the Caspian Sea, an arid desert like place, only accessible by …

Being a country where the east integrates with the west always made Azerbaijani culture unique. Thus, the culture reflects modernism of the west and traditionalism of the east at the same time. As the crucial part of it, Azerbaijani music was also affected by these influences. Besides amazing folk music, …

Azerbaijani wushu sanda fighters Fatali Ismayilov (60kg), Seymur Hamidov (48kg) and Elchin Eminov (60kg) have advanced to the final of the European Championships in Moscow. Ismayilov and Hamidov will face Turkish athletes, while the three-time European champion Elchin Eminov will lock horns with Georgian rival in the gold medal bout.

Azerbaijan`s Minister of Defense, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov has left for the Republic of Turkey to attend IDEF’19, 14th International Defence Industry Fair. The exhibition will run from April 30 to May 3 in Istanbul.

An Azerbaijani delegation is participating in the international Arabian Travel Market (ATM 2019) tourism fair in Dubai, the UAE. Azerbaijan Airlines and Heydar Aliyev International Airport are among participants of the four-day tourism fair. Representatives of the Association of Football Federation of Azerbaijan (AFFA) are also attending the exhibition in …

Seven Azerbaijani karate fighters will contest medals at the 2nd European Games to be held in Minsk, Belarus from June 21-30. Over 4,000 athletes from 50 countries will compete in 199 medal events in 15 sports at the 2nd European Games.

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has met with President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin in Beijing. The heads of state made speeches at the event.

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission in Azerbaijan and the United States-Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce (USACC) have signed a memorandum of understanding on collaboration towards common goals. These two partners will work together to help stimulate economic growth, and to promote trade and commerce, as well as …

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has arrived in the People’s Republic of China for a working visit to attend the second “One Belt One Road” international forum at the invitation of the Chairman of the country. A guard of honor was arranged for President Ilham Aliyev at …

Khinalig is the ancient village in Azerbaijan. The village is located an hour drive along a new road from Guba city. Khinalig has developed its own culture and traditions, and even its own language. The village is over 5,000 years old. For centuries, this village was cut off from the …