1. AZERBAIJAN-The Land of Fire Song by composer: ElDAR MANSUROV "Bayatilar“ 1988 year

2. Content Brief Intro History National Symbols Geography Miracles of Azerbaijan Folk Culture Cuisine Modern AZERBAIJAN Song by composer: Eldar Mansurov "BAYTAILAR" 1988 year

3. 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

4. HISTORY

7. 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

8. 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

10. Short Chronology 1828-TURKMENCHAY TREATY- Azerbaijan IS BEING DIVIDED 28 May, 1918-Independent Azerbaijan Republic declared. 1920- 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 1992-1994- Invasion of Nagorno Karabakh. Thus, 20% of Azerbaijan Lands becomes under the occupation of Armenia.

12. NATIONAL SYMBOLS

13. 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

14. COAT OF ARMS WHEAT:

18. : ))) arthritis rheumatism burns SKIN DISEASES gynecological diseases …… EVEN MARCO POLO KNEW :DDDD

20. YANAR DAG (FIRE MOUNTAIN) TOURISTIC SPOT COUNTINUOUS TO BURN FROM 2000 YEARS AGO FROM NOW LINKS TO FIRE WORSHIPPING

21. Mud VOLCANOS HEALING VOLCANO

22. GOBUSTAN UNESCO Cultural heritage 25 Thousand years old Reflecting Lifestyle of primitive humans National Historical-Artistic Reserve

23. HONEY COMBED ROCK

24. FOLK CULTURE

26. SAZTUTEK

27. AZERBAIJAN CUISINE

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29. PREPARED BY: AYTAN MAMMADLI MEHMAN