Azerbaijani is the sole official language of Azerbaijan and is spoken by the majority of its population. However, several minority languages also exist in the country, including Lezgian, Talysh, Avar, Russian, and Tat. Additionally, languages such as Tsakhur and Khinalug are spoken by a small percentage of the population.
Akinchi, also transliterated as Ekinchi, was the first Azerbaijani-language newspaper, published in Baku between 1875 and 1877. It was the first newspaper fully printed in Azerbaijani, as well as the first newspaper in Russia printed in a Turkic language.
Cek is a village in the Quba Rayon of Azerbaijan. The village forms part of the municipality of Əlik. They live, primarily, in the region around Mount Shahdag in Quba Rayon in northeastern Azerbaidzhan.
The Union of Azerbaijani Writers is the largest public organization of Azerbaijani writers, poets and publicists. It has over 1500 members at present. It was founded on June 13, 1934, when Azerbaijan was a part of the Soviet Union as the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic.
Jek people are a Northeast Caucasian ethnic group in Azerbaijan. The Jeks are one of the numerically small Shahdag peoples. The Jeks are a part of the Shahdag group of Dagestani people, and inhabit the northeast of the Azerbaijan Republic and Shahdag plateau of the Great Caucasus. The historical motherland of the Jeks is the Jek village of Quba Rayon, and their native language is Jek language, of the Northeast Caucasian family.
Naser Manzuri is an Iranian novelist and linguist.
Rustam Mammad oghlu Mustafayev was a painter, one of the creators of realist scenography in Azerbaijan.
Shahdagh people is a generic term for several small ethnic groups living in the vicinity of Mount Shahdagh in northern Azerbaijan, particularly in three major villages of the district of Konakhkent (Quba) near the Daghestani border. The Shahdagh ethnic groups generally speak Samur languages of the Lezgic branch of the Northeast Caucasian language family.
The 2012/13 season of the Azerbaijan Women's Volleyball Super League, was the annual season of the country's highest volleyball level and was conquered for 5th time in a row by Rabita Baku.
Ramiz Mohammad oghlu Abbasli is an Azerbaijani author, translator of fiction.
Sayyad Aran or Sayyad Salahly is an Azerbaijani social-political figure, candidate of philological sciences (2005), one of the founders of the New Azerbaijan Party, writer-publicist, ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Republic of Azerbaijan of the first class. He has been a member of the National Assembly (Azerbaijan), deputy of the 1st and 2nd convocation of the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan in 1995-2005, first deputy chairman of the State Committee on Affairs with Religious Associations of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Honored journalist of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Ali Mirzali oghlu Gurbanov was an Azerbaijani actor, People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR.
Anvar Gasimzade was an Azerbaijani architect, Honored Architect of the Azerbaijan SSR (1960), correspondent member of ANAS (1967), rector of Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University (1962-1968).
Davud Majid ogly Nasibov was an Azerbaijani poet, translator, member of the Union of Azerbaijani Writers since 1969, laureate of Lenin Komsomol Prize of the Azerbaijan SSR (1984) and of Lenin Komsomol Prize (1986).
"Shabalyt buta" - Azerbaijani pile carpets part of the Karabakh group of the Karabakh type. The "Shabalyt buta" carpets belong to the complex composition of the Karabakh carpets. The main centres of production of the "Shabalyt buta" carpets were Jabrayil, Aghdam and Mugan. In an earlier period, carpets of the same pattern were woven at carpet weaving points located in the Iranian Azerbaijan, but they were rougher than the Karabakh ones. The silk carpets “Shabalyt buta” woven in Jabrayil were very popular.
The "21 Azer" Medal was established in 1946 by the National Government of Azerbaijan. It was awarded to about 20 thousand people who participated in the national-democratic movement of the Southern Azerbaijan. After the fall of the National Government, awarding the medal was suspended.
Rafiz Rza oghlu Ismayilov is an Azerbaijani film artist, director, screenwriter, artist assistant, decor artist, People's Artist of Azerbaijan (2000).
Mirgasim Cheshmazer was Chairman of the Azerbaijan Democratic Party in 1954–1959, and a scientist.
Shafiga Efendizadeh was an Azerbaijani women's right activists, educator and journalist. She was the author of numerous articles on the defense of women's rights and freedoms in the various publications including the "Ishig" newspaper, the "Azerbaijan" newspaper and the "Sharg gadini" magazine. Efendizadeh actively participated in the organization of Ali Bayramov Club, the first club for women in Azerbaijan.
Mir Mehdi Etimad was an Azerbaijani poet and writer, the author of the words of the hymn of the Azerbaijan People's Government.
