Capital punishment in Azerbaijan was abolished in 1998. The last execution took place in Azerbaijan in 1993 by method of single shot. Protocol No. 6 to the ECHR came into force in this country on 25 January 2001 and the death penalty was replaced with life imprisonment. [ citation needed ]
The New Azerbaijan Party is the ruling political party in Azerbaijan, founded on 21 November 1992 under the leadership of Heydar Aliyev. After his election as President of Azerbaijan on 3 October 1993, and the party's victory at 1995 parliamentary elections, YAP became the ruling party, a position it has held since. President Ilham Aliyev has been chairman of YAP since its 3rd congress held on 26 March 2005.
Cəlilabad is a city in and the capital of the Jalilabad District of Azerbaijan. The city is named after Jalil Mammadguluzadeh.
The Association of Scouts of Azerbaijan the national Scouting organization of Azerbaijan, was founded in 1997, and became the 150th member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement on 20 August 2000. In 2017 it was admitted as a full member in the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. The coeducational association has 1,571 members as of 2021, about 35% are girls.
El Goli, also called Shah Goli is a large historic park in the south east region of Tabriz, Iran. One of its main features is its large artificial lake, measuring approximately 55.000 m2/592.015 ft square.
Abdulla Shaig, born Abdulla Mustafa oglu Talibzadeh, was an Azerbaijani writer.
Lyudmila Yegorovna Shubina is a former Soviet/Azerbaijani handball player. She won gold in the 1976 Summer Olympics with the Soviet team. She played three matches including the final and scored seven goals.
The Republic of Azerbaijan and the European Union (EU) have maintained a positive relationship through the years and have become more closely linked since 1991. Azerbaijan is currently part of the European Neighborhood Policy, the Eastern Partnership and the Council of Europe. The EU is the largest foreign grant donor to and investor in Azerbaijan, both in the government sector and civil society, making available over 600 million EURO of bilateral EU assistance since 1992.
Arakul or Arakel is a village in the Khojavend District of Azerbaijan, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The village had an ethnic Armenian-majority population prior to the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, and also had an Armenian majority in 1989.
Ahad Hosseini is an Iranian Azerbaijani sculptor and painter.
Zonuz is a city in the Central District of Marand County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran.
The Ansarlu or Ansaroğlu are Turks adherent of Twelver Shī‘ism. This tribe belongs to a branch of Kangarlu, Afghan Qizilbash people. This tribe is also found in the Qala e Fatullah villages of Wazirabad in Kabul.
The Azerbaijan national futsal team is the national futsal team of Azerbaijan and is controlled by the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan. It represents Azerbaijan in international futsal competitions such as the FIFA Futsal World Cup and the European Championships. They are ranked 13th in the world, the highest-ranking team from Caucasus in the World Rankings. They are also ranked 7th in Europe on 10 August 2021.
Sabina Mikina is an Azerbaijani sabre fencer. Mikina represented Azerbaijan at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where she competed in the women's individual sabre event. She defeated Hungarian-born German fencer Alexandra Bujdoso in the first preliminary round, before losing out her next match to Ukraine's Olga Kharlan, with a final score of 10–15.
The Inter Baku 2008–09 season was Inter Baku's eighth Azerbaijan Premier League season, and their third season under manager Valentin Khodukin. They finished 2nd in the league one point behind champions Baku.
The Qarabağ 2008–09 season was Qarabağ's 16th Azerbaijan Premier League season, and their first season under Gurban Gurbanov. They finished the season in 5th place, and won the Azerbaijan Cup defeating Inter Baku in the final.
The World Sambo Championships are the main championships in Sambo and Combat Sambo, organized by the Fédération Internationale de Sambo (FIAS).
31st Ashura Division was a division of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. It covers the provinces of East Azarbaijan, West Azarbaijan, and Ardabil.
Milad Beigi Harchegani is an Iranian-born naturalized Azerbaijani taekwondo practitioner who won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Harchegani is of Qashqai ancestry.
The Azerbaijan men's national field hockey team represents Azerbaijan in international men's field hockey and is controlled by the Azerbaijan Field Hockey Federation, the governing body for field hockey in Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan–Cuba relations refers to bilateral relations between Azerbaijan and Cuba. Azerbaijan has an embassy in Havana and Cuba has an embassy in Baku. Diplomatic relations between Azerbaijan and Cuba were established on March 27, 1992.