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Azerbaijan, [a] officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, [b] is a transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. [10] 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.
Mahmud Bagir oglu Eyvazov (Azerbaijani: Mahmud Bağır oğlu Eyvazov; claimed to have lived 7 February 1808 – 3 December 1960) was a well-known Azerbaijani long-lived collective farmer (originally from a mountain Talysh village [2] [3]).
About 3.1% to 4.8% of Azerbaijan's population is nominally Christians, an estimate of between 280,000 and 450,000. [58] Orthodoxy is represented in Azerbaijan by the Russian and Georgian Orthodox Churches. The Russian Orthodox churches are part of the Eparchy of Baku and the Caspian Region.
Many nations considered that the egg is a symbol of life. Each egg colour has its own meaning. Egg painted Red color - summer, Green Color – Spring, Yellow Color- autumn, Non-color egg means winter. Bonfire on Nowruz Holiday. Symbolic characters of Nowruz are manifested by Kechel, Kosa, and Bahar gizi (Spring girl).
The Sallarid dynasty was an Islamic dynasty that ruled the territories of Azerbaijan, as well as Iranian Azerbaijan from 941 until 979. [ 92 ] [ 64 ] In 943–944, the Russians organized a campaign to the Caspian region, which was many times more brutal than the 913/14 March.
Flag of Azerbaijan, first adopted in 1918 with slightly different colours by the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic Azerbaijani national identity is a term referring to the sense of national identity , as embodied in the shared and characteristic culture , language and traditions, [ 1 ] of the Azerbaijani people of Azerbaijan .
Baku is the primate city of Azerbaijan—it is the sole metropolis in the country, and about 25% of all inhabitants of the country live in Baku's metropolitan area. Baku is divided into twelve administrative raions and 48 townships.
As of 2022, the economic regions of Mountainous Shirvan and Mil-Mughan have the highest birth rate in Azerbaijan. On the other hand, the Absheron-Khizi economic region and the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic have the lowest birth rate in the country. The highest death rate is in the Gazakh-Tovuz economic region, while the lowest is in Absheron ...