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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.
Azim Azimzade was an Azerbaijani artist and prominent cartoonist.. Mikail Abdullayev (1921–2002), painter; Fuad Abdurahmanov (1915–1971), sculptor; Azim Azimzade (1880–1943), painter and graphic artist and the founder of Azerbaijani satirical graphics
Azerbaijan ratified the convention on 16 December 1993. [3] Azerbaijan has five sites on the list. The first site added to the list was the Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower, in 2000. Due to the damage sustained in the 2000 Baku earthquake, the site was listed as endangered from 2003 to 2009. [4]
Barda Castle, popularly known as Nushaba Castle, according to some sources, was built in 1322 by Ahmed ibn Ayyub al Hafiz from Nakhchivan, a student of the famous architect Ajami school. The radius of the cylindrical fortress is 60 meters, the height is 13 meters, and the width of the masonry is 80 centimeters.
This is a list of cities in Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan is a country in the South Caucasus region, situated at the crossroads of Southwest Asia and Southeastern Europe. [ 1 ] As of 2013, Azerbaijan has 78 cities, including 10 cities of republican subordination, 67 district -level cities, and 1 special legal status city.
This is a list of monuments in Azerbaijan. A. Ahmadalilar Mausoleum; Akhsadan Baba Mausoleum; Alinja Tower; Armenian cemetery in Julfa; Ateshgah of Baku; B.
Azerbaijan is the modern name of a historic, geographic region on the border of Eastern Europe and Western Asia, formerly known as Aran (or Ardan) by Persian empires and Albania by the Greeks. It is bounded by the Caspian Sea on the east, Dagestan on the north, Georgia on the northwest, Armenia and Turkey on the southwest, and Iran on the south.
[a] Azerbaijan's lower Paleolithic is known for the Guruchay culture, which has features similar to the culture of Tanzania's Olduvai Gorge. [23] The Mesolithic era from approximately 12,000 to 8,000 BCE, is represented by caves in Gobustan National Park (near Baku) and Damjili (in Qazax District). [19]