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Azerbaijan is a unitary semi-presidential republic. [3] It is one of six independent Turkic states and an active member of the Organization of Turkic States and the TÜRKSOY community.
Baku (US: / b ɑː ˈ k uː, ˈ b ɑː k uː /, UK: / b æ ˈ k uː, ˈ b æ k uː /; [7] [8] Azerbaijani: Bakı ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and in the Caucasus region. [9] Baku is 28 metres (92 ft) below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world and also the largest city in the world below ...
Azerbaijan, country of eastern Transcaucasia. It was an independent country from 1918 to 1920 before being incorporated into the Soviet Union. It declared its sovereignty in 1989 and received independence in 1991.
Azerbaijan (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan; officially called the Republic of Azerbaijan) is a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia. It is next to Russia in the north, Georgia, Armenia in the west, Iran in the south, and Caspian Sea on the east. Its capital city is Baku.
The history of Azerbaijan is understood as the history of the region now forming the Republic of Azerbaijan. Topographically, the land is contained by the southern slopes of the Caucasus Mountains in the north, the Caspian Sea in the east, and the Armenian Highlands in the west.
Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a transcontinental country at the boundary of Eastern Europe and West Asia. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia's republic of Dagestan to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia and Turkey to the west, and Iran to the south.
Azerbaijan is a country in the Caucasus region, situated at the juncture of Eastern Europe and West Asia. Three physical features dominate Azerbaijan: the Caspian Sea, whose shoreline forms a natural boundary to the east; the Greater Caucasus mountain range to the north; and the extensive flatlands at the country's center. [1] .
Azerbaijan - Ethnic Groups, Languages, Religions: Turkic-speaking Azerbaijanis (Azeris) make up some nine-tenths of the country’s population; the remaining population comprises only small concentrations of minorities—among them, Lezgians (who speak a Caucasian language), Russians, and Armenians.
Azerbaijan - a secular nation with a majority-Turkic and majority-Shia Muslim population - was briefly independent (from 1918 to 1920) following the collapse of the Russian Empire; it was subsequently incorporated into the Soviet Union for seven decades.
Introduction. Background. Azerbaijan was part of the Soviet Union for over seventy years, until winning its independence in 1991. A long-running conflict with Armenia over the status of the Nagorno-Karabakh region ended in 2023 when Azerbaijan seized control. The ALIYEV family has been in power in Azerbaijan since 1993. Geography. Area.