AZERBAIJAN-The Land of Fire

Song by composer: ElDAR MANSUROV "Bayatilar“

1988 year

ContentBrief Intro

History

National Symbols

Geography• Miracles of

AzerbaijanFolk Culture

Cuisine

Modern AZERBAIJAN

Song by composer: Eldar Mansurov "BAYTAILAR"

1988 year

Brief Intro•CAPITAL: Baku

•POPULATION: ≤ 9 million

•LANGUAGE: Ancient Turkish or Azerbaijanian

•GOVERNMENT: Unitary Multiparty Republic

•CURRENCY: Manat0.59 Ls/ 0.83 EUR

•INDEPENDENT: Since 18 Oct, 1991

•ORIGIN: Ancient Caucasian Albanians and Turkish Nation Song composed by : Eldar Mansurov

"BAYATILAR" 1988 year

H I S TO R Y

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 4th 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 Chronology1828-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.

N AT I O N A L S Y M B O L S

F L A G

•BLUE-TURKISH ORIGIN

•RED-MODERNIZATION and PROGRESS

•GREEN-ISLAM

•HALF MOON-ANCIENT TURKISH SYMBOL

8 POINTED STAR-8 BRANCHES OF TURKISH NATIONS

•GREY WOLF-SACRED ANIMAL and SYMBOL of TURKISH NATIONS

COAT OF ARMSFIRE: ZOROASTRIANISM (FIRE WORSHIPPING)

& Land of F ires, a lso FREEDOM

OAK- TREE LEAF:

wealth & fertilityWHEAT:WHEAT:

ANCIENT ROOTS & LONGEVITY

GEOGRAPHYLocation: CAUCASUS REGION OF EUROASIA

9/11

CLIMATE

SOME MIRACLES OF AZERBAIJAN

NAFTALAN

NAFTALAN

NAFTALAN NAFTALANS PAP E T R O L I U M

MIRACLE OIL : )))

•arthritis

•rheumatism

•burns

•SKIN DISEASES

•gynecological diseases

•……

EVEN MARCO POLO KNEW :DDDD

OR

NAFTALAN

NAFTALAN

YANAR DAG (FIRE MOUNTAIN)

•T O U R I S T I C S P O T

•C O U N T I N U O U S T O B U R N F R O M 2 0 0 0 Y E A R S A G O F R O M N O W

•LINKS TO FIRE WORSHIPPING

• IN 2008 YEAR FINNISH OPERA ANDCANADIAN STAGE PLAY GOT ITS NAME

from YANAR DAG

Mud VOLCANOS

H E A L I N G V O L C A N O

GOBUSTAN

•UNESCO Cultural heritage

•2 5 T h o u s a n d y e a r s o l d

•Reflecting Lifestyle of primitive humans

National Historical-Artistic Reserve

HONEY COMBED ROCK

FOLK CULTURE

SAZ TUTEK

AZERBAIJAN CUISINE

For more Info Please, visit:

www.azerifood.com

www. http://azeri-history.com/default.aspx

PREPARED BY:

AYTAN MAMMADLI MEHMAN