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What is the real history of Azerbaijan?

Azerbaijan was an independent nation from 1918 to 1920 but was then incorporated into the Soviet Union. It became a constituent (union) republic in 1936.Azerbaijan declared sovereignty on September 23, 1989, and independence on August 30, 1991

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What is unique about Azerbaijan?

Azerbaijan is Home to a Surprising Amount of Volcanoes For a nation roughly the size of Austria, Azerbaijan has a staggering amount of volcanoes; around 350 in fact. And these aren't just any volcanoes; these are mud volcanoes. This makes Azerbaijan the most concentrated nation on earth for mud volcanoes.

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Who pays for wedding in Azerbaijan?

Başlığ is payment for the bride made by the groom's side to the bride's parents, specifically, to her father or another person who offers the bride for marriage. Payment was made in cash, cattle, or other material wealth before the wedding.

Culture

Culture

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Folk dances

Yalli, Zari-zari, Hakshita, Uch panja, Arazi, El yallisi, Sharur yalli, Dordayag. These are just few of the many folk dances prevalent in Azerbaijan.

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Folk Music

Mugham, Ashiq music, Meykhana

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Cuisine

Dolma, Dushbara, Lavangi, Kebab, Qutab.

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Traditional Instruments

The stringed instruments tar (skin faced lute), the kamancha (skin faced spike fiddle), barbat. The saz (long necked lute), the double-reed wind instrument balaban, the cylindrical double-faced drum nagara (davul), and the gosha nagara (naqareh) (pair of small kettle drums). Other instruments include the tutek (whistle flute), and daf (frame drum)

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Folk art

Rooted in antiquity, it is represented by a wide range of handicrafts, such as chasing (metalworking), jewelry-making, engraving, carving wood, stone and bone, carpet-making, lacing, pattern weaving and printing, and knitting and embroidery.

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Language

The primary and official language of Azerbaijan is Azerbaijani, a Turkic language closely related to and partially mutually intelligible with Modern Turkish. Together with Turkish, Turkmen and Gagauz, Azerbaijani is a member of Oghuz branch of southwestern group Turkic language family

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Culture of Azerbaijan

Azerbaijani culture dates back to centuries ago. Numerous pearls of Azerbaijani culture and architecture have been inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage List and UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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Study in Azerbaijan: Language & Culture

Officially, Azerbaijan has only one language: Azerbaijani. However, Russian operates as a de facto second official language.

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Azerbaijan Facts and Culture

Cultural Attributes: The attitude of Azeris as a nation has changed over the years. Conditioned to view themselves as Soviets after World..
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AZERBAIJANI CULTURE

One of the world's most ancient nations — the nation of Azerbaijan — has the right to feel proud for its history, material and cultural monuments, literature, arts, and music heritage.

The wonderful nature, climate, natural resources of the country produced a significant impact on the artistic thinking and creation skills of Azerbaijani people as well. In spite of the long and difficult way undergone by different types of arts in Azerbaijan, they still represent unity and provide outstanding opportunities for the creation of a full idea of the fine arts of Azerbaijan.
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