Texas Wikimedia portal Portal topics Activities Culture Geography Health History Mathematics Nature People Philosophy Religion Society Technology Random portal The Azerbaijan Portal A view of Baku, Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (UK: /ˌæzərbaɪˈdʒɑːn, -ˈʒɑːn/ (listen), US: /ˌɑːzərbaɪˈdʒɑːn, ˌæz-/; Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan [ɑːzæɾbɑjˈd͡ʒɑn]), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Respublikası [ɑːzæɾbɑjˈd͡ʒɑn ɾespublikɑˈsɯ]), is a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Eastern Europe and Western Asia, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, the Russian republic of Dagestan to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia and Turkey to the west, and Iran to the south. The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic proclaimed its independence from the Russian Empire in 1918 and became the first secular democratic Muslim-majority state. In 1920, the country was incorporated into the Soviet Union as the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. The modern Republic of Azerbaijan proclaimed its independence on 30 August 1991, shortly before the dissolution of the USSR in the same year. In September 1991, the Armenian majority of the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region seceded to form the Republic of Artsakh. The region and seven surrounding districts, internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan pending a solution to the status of the Nagorno-Karabakh through negotiations facilitated by the OSCE, became de facto independent with the end of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War in 1994. Following the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, the seven districts and parts of Nagorno-Karabakh were returned to Azerbaijani control. While around 97% of the population is Muslim, the Constitution of Azerbaijan does not declare an official religion and all major political forces in the country are secularist. Azerbaijan is a developing country and ranks 87th on the Human Development Index. It has a high rate of economic development and literacy, as well as a low rate of unemployment. However, the ruling party, the New Azerbaijan Party, in power since 1993, has been accused of authoritarian leadership and the deterioration of the country's human rights record, including increasing restrictions on civil liberties, particularly on press freedom and political repression. (Full article...) Refresh with new selections below (purge) Selected article - show another Hajibeyli in 1945 Uzeyir bey Abdul Huseyn oglu Hajibeyli (Azerbaijani: Üzeyir bəy Əbdülhüseyn oğlu Hacıbəyli; Arabic script: عزیر حاجیبیوو, Azerbaijani pronunciation: [yzeˈjiɾ hɑdʒɯˈbæjov]; Russian: Узеир Абдул-Гусейн оглы Гаджибеков; September 18, 1885 – November 23, 1948) was an Azerbaijani composer, conductor, publicist, playwright, and social figure. He is recognized as the father of Azerbaijani composed classical music and opera. Uzeyir Hajibeyov composed the music of the national anthem of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (which was re-adopted after Azerbaijan regained its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991). He also composed the anthem used by Azerbaijan during the Soviet period. He was the first composer of an opera in the Islamic world. (Full article...) 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More did you know facts Selected list articles List of Azerbaijanis List of companies of Azerbaijan List of castles and fortresses in Azerbaijan List of State Reserves in Azerbaijan List of National Parks in Azerbaijan List of State Game Reserves in Azerbaijan Index of Azerbaijan-related articles General images The following are images from various Azerbaijan-related articles on Wikipedia. Battle-scene miniature in the Palace of Shaki Khans Petroglyphs in Gobustan National Park date back to 10,000 BC. Iran around 1900 Ateshgah of Baku, a Hindu and Zoroastrian temple Sasanid silver plate from Shamakhi District (Azerbaijan State Museum of History) Soviet postage stamp commemorating Azerbaijani musical instruments Carpet based on Nizami Ganjavi's 12th-century Layla and Majnun Oil derricks in Balaxanı around 1890 Heydar Aliyev during a 1997 Pentagon visit Azerbaijani deputies to the 1907 Second Russian State Duma. Seated left is Fatali Khan Khoyski; seated right is Khalil Khasmammadov. Arabic inscriptions on the surviving Gate of Ganja 15th-century Shirvanshah mausoleum in Baku Azerbaijan map of Köppen climate classification zones Side view of the Church of Kish Transcaucasia in the early 19th century Baku's first film studio during the early 1920s Roman inscription in Qobustan The Median Empire around 600 BCE Late-19th-century rug market in Ganja Ismail I's empire Ilham Aliyev in Munich in 2010 Topographic map of Azerbaijan The Caucasus after the Treaty of Gulistan, in which Persia ceded most of its northern khanates to Russia after the first Russo-Persian war Cut pomegranate Early caliphates: Muhammad, 622–632 Rashidun Caliphate, 632–661 Umayyad Caliphate, 661–750 Shah Abbas I at a banquet The Achaemenid empire at its greatest extent Momine Khatun Mausoleum in Nakhchivan Qajar-style painting of mullahs with the shah 19th-century Gasimushaghi carpet from Şəlvə, Lachin The Maiden Tower, in Baku's Old City Mammad Amin Rasulzade, a founder and spokesperson of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic in 1918, was widely regarded as Azerbaijan's national leader. 1996 Azerbaijani postage stamp commemorating Novruz Shah Abbas I of Safavid at a banquet. 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