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The famous Turkish poet and novelist of the 20th century Nazim Hikmet, who visited Sheki, Azerbaijan`s historic city located in the northern part of the country that once stood on the Great Silk Road, wrote: “If there were no other ancient structures of Azerbaijan, it would be enough to show …

The Azerbaijani carpet is distinguished by a variety of types and subtypes. The typological richness of the Azerbaijani carpet, along with historical and ethnocultural factors, is associated with the unique diversity of natural and climatic conditions, which also contributed to the development of carpet weaving. Azerbaijan carpets are traditionally divided …

Fikrat Amirov’s ballet “One Thousand and One Nights” will be staged in Russia. The ballet will be staged at the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theater to mark the composer’s centennial anniversary. The Russian audience will be able to enjoy one of the most popular Middle Eastern folk tale on January 18, 22 and …

Chovgan is an Azerbaijani traditional horse-riding game played on a flat, grassy field by two competing teams of players mounted on Karabakh horses. A forerunner to polo, it involves 2 teams of 5 players in national dress riding Karabakh horses who compete to knock a small leather ball through the …

The poem of “Khosrow and Shirin” by great Azerbaijani poet and thinker Nizami Ganjavi contains the following lines: “The bow, like Moses, groans and glows; the musician silently hears out the singer.” These lines refer to the musical instrument kamancha. By the end of the 1st millennium, the bowed stringed …

Nizami Ganjavi, a great name in Azerbaijan reflects the strength of wisdom, diversity and uniqueness. His extensive contributions by his knowledge and poetry serve as a great literacy treasure for all humanity. Azerbaijan’s unique spiritual literature is a heritage established by the legacy of Ganjavi. He was born in 1141 …

The International Mugham Center has celebrated the 200th anniversary of Ashug Alasgar, known as an outstanding representative of the ashug art. The event was organized by the Mugham Center,  the Institute of Folklore and Dede Alasgar Ojagi Public Association in accordance with the order of the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on holding the …

The 42nd session of the Executive Council of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) has today kicked off in Egypt with the participation of 49 out of 51 countries. The opening session began with the recitation of verses from the Holy Quran, followed by an address by …

Netherlands PostNL has issued a postage stamp with the Azerbaijani poet and thinker Nizami Ganjavi. The postage stamp was issued at the initiative of the national dancer Saltanat Ravangizi in honor of the poet’s 880th anniversary. Notably, numerous other postage stamps have been already issued at her initiative, including those dedicated to famous artist …

Famous fashion designer, Honored Art Worker Fakhriya Khalafova has presented her collection at Azerbaijan Fashion Week 2021. The runway show “Karabakh Princess” was very well received by fashionistas. The collection featured 15 outfits for the spring-summer 2022 season, with multiple rose prints, known as the designer’s signature touch. Karabakh Princess Dress Sophisticated dress inspired by Azerbaijani poetess Agha Beyim Aga, …