AZERBAIJAN-The Land of Fire Song by composer: ElDAR MANSUROV "Bayatilar“ 1988 year
Content Brief Intro History National Symbols Geography Miracles of Azerbaijan Folk Culture Cuisine Modern AZERBAIJAN Song by composer: Eldar Mansurov "BAYTAILAR" 1988 year
C APITAL: Baku P OPULATION: ≤ 9 million L ANGUAGE: Ancient Turkish or Azerbaijanian G OVERNMENT: Unitary Multiparty Republic C URRENCY: Manat 0.59 Ls/ 0.83 EUR I NDEPENDENT: Since 18 Oct, 1991 O RIGIN: Ancient Caucasian Albanians and Turkish Nation Song composed by : Eldar Mansurov "BAYATILAR" 1988 year
HISTORY
Azerbaijan-ATROPATEN (means “the country of fire”) Caucasian ALBANIA ATROPATENA NORTH SOUTH TERRITORY: FROM SOUTH WEST ASIA, CAUCASUS to the EAST History goes back earlier than 4 th century BC
Great Azerbaijani Empire – SAFAVIDS (235 years) ESTABLISHED in 1501 TERRITORY: from borders of Afghanistan to the borders of Syria LANGUAGE: Ancient Turkish With the governing of Shah Abbas the First (1598) Empire Started Being Persianized, and even capital was moved from TABRIZ to Isfahan FOUNDER: ISMAIL KHATAI the First
Short Chronology 1828-TURKMENCHAY TREATY- Azerbaijan IS BEING DIVIDED 28 May, 1918-Independent Azerbaijan Republic declared Soviet Red Army invades Azerbaijan, and the country is declared SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLIC 1988-LAST YEARS OF SOVIET EMPIRE. BEGINNING of NAGORNO KARABAKH TENSIONS Soviet policy -“Divide and Rule” 1991, Oct 18 -INDEPENDENT AZERBAIJAN Invasion of Nagorno Karabakh. Thus, 20% of Azerbaijan Lands becomes under the occupation of Armenia.
NATIONAL SYMBOLS
FLAG BLUE-TURKISH ORIGIN BLUE-TURKISH ORIGIN RED-MODERNIZATION and PROGRESS RED-MODERNIZATION and PROGRESS GREEN-ISLAM GREEN-ISLAM HALF MOON-ANCIENT TURKISH SYMBOL HALF MOON-ANCIENT TURKISH SYMBOL 8 POINTED STAR-8 BRANCHES OF TURKISH NATIONS GREY WOLF-SACRED ANIMAL and SYMBOL of TURKISH NATIONS
COAT OF ARMS WHEAT:
: ))) arthritis rheumatism burns SKIN DISEASES gynecological diseases …… EVEN MARCO POLO KNEW :DDDD
YANAR DAG (FIRE MOUNTAIN) TOURISTIC SPOT COUNTINUOUS TO BURN FROM 2000 YEARS AGO FROM NOW LINKS TO FIRE WORSHIPPING
Mud VOLCANOS HEALING VOLCANO
GOBUSTAN UNESCO Cultural heritage 25 Thousand years old Reflecting Lifestyle of primitive humans National Historical-Artistic Reserve
HONEY COMBED ROCK
FOLK CULTURE
SAZTUTEK
AZERBAIJAN CUISINE
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PREPARED BY: AYTAN MAMMADLI MEHMAN