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TOURISM AND HOTEL MANAGEMENT SPECIAL INTEREST TOURISM PROJEct AZERBAIJAN ELCHIN MAMMADOV -20090717 Sara hacizade - 20102236

TOURISM AND HOTEL MANAGEMENT SPECIAL INTEREST TOURISM PROJEct AZERBAIJAN ELCHIN MAMMADOV -20090717 Sara hacizade - 20102236

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TOURISM AND HOTEL MANAGEMENT

SPECIAL INTEREST TOURISM

PROJEct

AZERBAIJAN

ELCHIN MAMMADOV -20090717

Sara hacizade - 20102236

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AZERBAİJAN REPUBLİC

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AZERBAIJAN OFFICIALLY THE  REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN IS THE LARGEST COUNTRY IN THE  CAUCASUS REGION LOCATED AT THE CROSSROADS OF  WESTERN ASIA  AND EASTERN EUROPE. IT IS BOUNDED BY THE CASPIAN SEA TO THE EAST, RUSSIA TO THE

NORTH, GEORGIA TO THE NORTHWEST, ARMENIA TO THE WEST AND IRAN TO THE SOUTH. THE EXCLAVE OF NAKHCHIVAN IS BOUNDED BY ARMENIA TO THE NORTH AND EAST,

IRAN TO THE SOUTH AND WEST, WHILE HAVING A SHORT BORDERLINE WITH TURKEY TO THE NORTHWEST. AZERBAIJAN HAS AN ANCIENT AND HISTORIC CULTURAL HERITAGE, INCLUDING THE DISTINCTION OF BEING THE FIRST MUSLIM-MAJORITY COUNTRY TO HAVE OPERAS, THEATER AND PLAYS.THE AZERBAIJAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC WAS

ESTABLISHED IN 1918, BUT WAS INCORPORATED INTO THE SOVIET UNION IN 1920.

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Tourism in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan - a miraculous country with its rich natural resources, and ancient culture, history and people; whose lifestyle presents a unique and harmonious combination of the

traditions and ceremonies of many different cultures and civilizations. Azerbaijan has great potential for the development of the tourism industry - with such fascinating sights as

ancient cities, palaces, fortresses, mausoleums, and mosques. Azerbaijan has always been famous for its sources of eternal fire - the "atashgehs". There is a place called Yanardag

(blazing mountain) in Absheron and thermal springs in some parts of Nakhichievan, Kelbejar, Masali, Lenkoran, and Babadag provinces.

In Surakhani, there is a site of eternal flame. From ancient times, fire worshippers from remote places, and even Indian priests, came to Absheron in search of fire, and found it here. They built large temples here in Surakhani and in Ateshgah. There are more than 6 thousand historical architectural monuments on the territory of Azerbaijan. The natural

climatic conditions of Azerbaijan are also unique. As is well known, 9 climate zones exist in Azerbaijan, out of the 11 in the world.

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WALLED CITY OF BAKU WITH THE SHIRVANSHAH'S PALACE

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Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower

The Azeri city of Baku has numerous historical and architectural monuments dating to various historical epochs.

The Walled City of Baku is the ancient historical core of Baku. In December 2000, the Old City of Baku, including the Palace of the Shirvanshahs and Maiden Tower, became the first location in Azerbaijan to be classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

The Walled City of Baku or Icheri Sheher hosts over 50 historical and architectural monuments from various eras. The Palace of the Shirvanshahs, the Maiden Tower and Synyg Gala (The Broken Tower) are among the monuments which survived until present day. The Palace of Shirvanshahs is one of the pearls of Azerbaijani architecture. It was built in the beginning of the 15th century. It includes a historical complex, the palace, a divankhana, the Shirvanshah's room, a palace mosque with minarets, bath house, a room of Seyid Yahya Bakuvi, and the Western divankhana monuments, which were built during a later stage. The complex construction began in 1441, while the Western divankhana was completed by architect Amirshah in 1558.

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THE MAIDEN TOWER

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THE MAIDEN TOWER

The distinguishable landmark of Baku is none other than the Maiden Tower. Azerbaijanis are incredibly proud of this monument that is shrouded in mystery

and that even scholars and historians are unable to speak about its origin and meaning. The Maiden Tower is a round bastion tower located along the ancient coast of Baku. It may once have been part of the fortress wall that embraced the

old town. The foundations of the tower date back to the sixth and the seventh centuries, while the main part of the building is supposed to have been

completed by the twelfth century. The tower has really unique form - it consists of a wide cylinder connected to a wall that is trapezoidal in some of its sections.

The view from the top of the tower is stunning. It covers almost all of today's city port, the slopes of surrounding hills and the crystal clear sea.  Without any

doubt, this is one of the most impressive places around Baku.

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AZERBAİJAN HİSTORY MUSEUM

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AZERBAİJAN HİSTORY MUSEUM

Azerbaijan History Museum

Azerbaijan History Museum is considered the main Museum of the Republic. It is located in one of the most beautiful buildings of Baku -

the mansion where Gadji Tagiyev, the oilman, the notorious sponsor and patron used to live. The total number of the Museum collection artifacts

exceeds 300,000. The numismatic collection covers the entire coin minting history and monies circulation of Azerbaijan territory.

The Museum's collection includes numerous stone and obsidian tools of paleolith, mesolite, late Stone Age. The museum's pride is the fragment of a 300 – 350-thousand old fossil man's jaw found in Azykh Cave (the

city of Fizuli ).

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GOBUSTAN ROCK ART CULTURAL LANDSCAPE

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GOBUSTAN ROCK ART CULTURAL LANDSCAPE

One of the most ancient and exciting monuments of Baku is Gobustan, famous around the world for its rock carvings. Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape was

established in 1966 when the region was declared as a national historical landmark of Azerbaijan in an attempt to preserve the ancient carvings, mud volcanoes and

gas-stones in the region.

Gobustan is very rich in archeological monuments, the reserve has more than 6,000 rock engravings dating back between 5,000 - 40,000 years. The site also features the remains of inhabited caves, settlements and burials, all reflecting an intensive human use by the inhabitants of the area during the wet period that followed the

last Ice Age, from the Upper Paleolithic to the Middle Ages. The site, which covers an area of 537 ha, is part of the larger protected Gobustan Reservation.[8]

Most of the rock engravings depict primitive men, animals, battle-pieces, ritual dances, bullfights, boats with armed oarsmen, warriors with lances in their hands, camel

caravans, pictures of sun and stars.[9]

In 2007 Gobustan was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site of Universal value. It is the most popular reserve and is an invaluable treasure-house of Azerbaijan.

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THE PALACE OF SHEKI KHAN 

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THE PALACE OF SHEKI KHAN 

Sheki is famous for the 18th century Khan's Palace. It was built in 1762 by Hussein khan who was also well known as a poet under his pen-name Mushtag. The two-storied building is

decorated with magnificent frescos (one 24 m long) and exquisite stained glass work, known as 'shebeke' (northern part of the city). The Turkish poet Nazim Hikmet wrote: "If there will be no other building in Azerbaijan it will be enough to show Khan Palace to the

world". 

Measuring thirty-two meters by eight and a half meters on the exterior, the palace is a two-story brick masonry structure elongated on the north-south axis and covered with a

wooden hipped roof with long eaves. The layout of both floors is identical; three rectangular rooms are placed in a row, separated by narrow, south-facing iwans that

provide access to the rooms. 

The summer residence is renowned for the lavish decoration of its exterior and interior. The façades are covered in tiles with floral and geometrical motives. The interior walls of the residence are covered with frescoes painted during the eighteenth century. Many of the frescoes feature flowers in vases, while a series of paintings on the first floor halls depict hunting and battle scenes. Signatures on frescoes list the names of artists Ali Kuli, Kurban

Kuli and Mizra Jafar from Shemaha, Usta Gambar from Shusha, and Abbas Kuli, who may also have been the architect of the summer residence.

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MUD VOLCANES

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MUD VOLCANES

What makes the mud volcanoes near Qobustan, situated southwest of Baku, so interesting? First, the national park Qobustan is the largest concentration of

mud volcanoes in the world - about 300. Secondly, Azerbaijani mud volcanoes are fed by a huge underground reservoir and unlike many other popular

volcanoes of that kind never dry out. Also there are located the largest mud volcanoes - some cones exceed  to a height of 200 meters. The volcanoes throw

not only mud but also different gases - mainly methane, carbon dioxide, nitrogen. The combination of gases is sometimes explosive and regularly from

the ground erupt flames. For example, in 2001 one of the Azerbaijani mud volcanoes throw out a 15-meter high fire pole. On the territory of the reserve

are located not only mud volcanoes, but over 6,000 rock paintings of primitive people. Their age is between 5,000 and 40,000 years and they depict animals,

people, battles, warriors with spears, stars and planets.

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FOUNTAIN SQUARE

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FOUNTAIN SQUARE

Fountains Square (Azerbaijani: Fəvvarələr meydanı) is a public square in downtown Baku, capital of Azerbaijan. The square was previously

called Parapet and is often referenced to by the same name now. The name of the fountains square derives from the presence of dozens of fountains

throughout the square first constructed during Soviet rule of Azerbaijan.

The square is a public gathering place, especially after business hours and during the weekend. It is an attractive tourist destination with many boutiques,

restaurants, shops, hotels and passage. It starts from the Istiglaliyyat Street and walls of the Icheri Sheher and stretches throughNizami Street, also called in popular culture as the Torgovaya street running parallel to Baku Boulevard.

The fountains square is a location where the city authorities hold many public festivals, shows and celebrations.

In 2010, the square was renovated by Baku authorities. A "Fountains Square" salad has been named after the square.

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THE GOVERMENT HOUSE

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THE GOVERMENT HOUSE

That magnificent building hosts various state ministries of Azerbaijan. It is designed to accommodate more than 5,500 people. In 1934, the Soviet

authorities decided to build Baku Soviet Palace (later renamed to Government House). The building of the Government House was finished between 1936 and

1952. It housed many organizations and business firms after restoration of Azerbaijani independence in 1991. After complete renovation of the building,

all business firms were moved to other locations in the city and the offices were provided to public organizations and institutions. Being situated in the heart of Baku, the Government House is one of the most visited tourist attractions of

Azerbaijan.

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THE CAUCASUS MOUNTAINS

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THE CAUCASUS MOUNTAINS

The Caucasus Mountains is a mountain in Eurasia situated between the Black and the Caspian Seas. The mountain is composed of two different ranges - the Greater Caucasus in the north and the Lesser Caucasus in the south. The

highest peak is Mount Elbrus which rises majestically with its 5,642 meters. The western part of the Caucasus is a unique place that hosts a wide range of ecosystems and species. It is recognized as "the only large mountain area in

Europe that has not experienced significant human impact, containing extensive tracts of undisturbed mountain forests unique on the European scale". The

Caucasus Mountains formed largely as the result of a tectonic plate collision between theAfrican plate moving northward with respect to the Eurasian plate

. The entire region is regularly subjected to strong earthquakes from this activity. The Lesser Caucasus Mountains on the other hand, is largely of 

volcanic origin. The Javakheti Volcanic Plateau in Georgia and the surrounding volcanic ranges which extend well into central Armenia are some of the

youngest features of the region.

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YANAR DAG

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YANAR DAG

Yanar Dag (Azerbaijani: Yanar Dağ, translated as "Fire Mountain"), is a natural gas fire which blazes continuously on a hillside on the Absheron

Peninsula on the Caspian Sea near Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, which itself is known as the "land of fire." Flames jet out into the air 10

feet (3.0 m) from a thin, porous sandstone layer. However a visual comparison of the photos of Yanar Dag compared to images of "

Mud volcanoes" will show the difference between this seep and the "sedimentary volcanoes" or "gas – oil volcanoes" concealed below land

and sea in the Caspian region and which Azerbaijan has the largest concentration globally, though others exist in Turkey, Turkmenistan and

elsewhere.

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THE FIRE TEMPLE ATESHGAH

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THE FIRE TEMPLE ATESHGAH

In early history Azerbaijan was called the “land of the sacred fire”. Although the “everlasting fire” mentioned by early travelers such as Alexandre Dumas was due

to the gas and oil deposits erupting from the earth, it became surrounded by legend and mystery. Some 2,600 years ago, Zarathustra was formulating

Zoroastrianism, one of the first major monotheistic religions. His idea to use fire as a metaphor for the mysteries of God probably came from witnessing the

spontaneous flames that rise so eerily from Azerbaijan's Absheron Peninsula. Today some such fires still burn. Most notable is Yanar Dagh near Mammedli,

where a small hillside is constantly and naturally aflame. 

On Absheron there were many temples of Fire as well. From their variety the most famous is the well-preserved temple Ateshgah ("the Fire Place") in Surakhany,

located 20 kilometers east of the town center. The temple was built over a pocket of natural gas that fuelled a vent providing an 'eternal' fire. This kind of use of

fire in Zoroastrian temples led to the followers of Zoroaster (Zarathustra). 

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BEACHES İN AZERBAİJAN

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BEACHES İN AZERBAİJAN

 Azerbaijan have very nice beaches, a lot of foreigners don't know about it due it is not well covered in media so I think this is good and very informative topic to help them learn about it.

There are a lot of beaches in Azerbaijan, most famous of them are based in Absheron peninsula such as Shikhovo, Zagulba, Amburan (My favourite), Sahil, Min Bir Gece (One

Thousand Nights), Garadagh beach and so on. Currently, a lot of these beach sides are developing with great progress but there are also areas that suffers due poor ecological

control.

Even though Azerbaijan have very nice beaches, a lot of foreigners don't know about it due it is not well covered in media so I think this is good and very informative topic to help them learn

about it.

There are a lot of beaches in Azerbaijan, most famous of them are based in Absheron peninsula such as Shikhovo, Zagulba, Amburan (My favourite), Sahil, Min Bir Gece (One

Thousand Nights), Garadagh beach and so on. Currently, a lot of these beach sides are developing with great progress but there are also areas that suffers due poor ecological

control.

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RURAL TOURİSM

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RURAL TOURİSM

Azerbaijan's attempt at rural tourism comes in the form of the tiny village of Lahic. But don't let that dissuade you. The remote village, where Lahiji is spoken (a Persian dialect) has been renowned for it's mastery of handicrafts, particularly copper-ware, for centuries. Today, Lahic maintain much of it's traditional feel.

This is combination with it's beautiful natural setting in the Caucasus Mountains make it an ideal destination for travellers. While there are a few

accommodation choices either on the outskirts of town, or a few kms out of the centre, it is instead a down-to-earth home-stay with a local family that will

make the experience all the more special.

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GASTRONOMY IN AZERBAIJAN

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GASTRONOMY IN AZERBAIJAN

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GASTRONOMY IN AZERBAIJAN

Azerbaijani cuisine refers to the cooking styles and dishes with origins in the nation of Azerbaijan and prepared by Azerbaijani people around the world. Throughout the

centuries, Azerbaijani cuisine has been influenced by the foods of different cultures, though at the same time, it remained distinctive and unique. Many foods that are

indigenous to the country can now be seen in the cuisines of other cultures. For the Azerbaijanis, food is an important part of the country's culture and is deeply rooted in

the history, traditions and values of the nation.

Out of 11 climate zones known in the world, the Azerbaijani climate has nine.[1] This contributes to the fertility of the land, which in its turn results in the richness of the

country’s cuisine. It is famous for an abundance of vegetables and greens used seasonally in the dishes. Fresh herbs, including mint, coriander, dill, basil, parsley,

tarragon, leek, chive, thyme, marjoram, green onion, and watercress are very popular and often accompany main dishes. The Caspian Sea is home to many edible species of fish, including the sturgeon, Caspian salmon, kutum, sardines, grey mullet, and others. Black caviar from the Caspian Sea is one of Azerbaijan’s best known delicacies well

sought after in other parts of the world, including former Soviet countries