‘Alī ‘Imādu d-Dīn Nasīmī, often known as Nesimi, was a 14th-century Azerbaijani or Turkmen Ḥurūfī poet. Known mostly by his pen name of Nesîmî, he composed one divan in Azerbaijani, one in Persian, and a number of poems in Arabic. He is considered one of the greatest Turkic mystical poets of the late 14th and early 15th centuries and one of the most prominent early divan masters in Turkic literary history.
Hurufism was a Sufi doctrine based on the mysticism of letters (ḥurūf), which originated in Astrabad and spread to areas of western Persia and Anatolia in the late 14th–early 15th century.
Rasim Akhmed oglu Balayev is an Azerbaijani cinema and theatrical actor. He starred in the leading roles in more than 60 Azerbaijani films.
Nasimi rayon is a settlement and raion of Baku, named after Imadaddin Nasimi and formed on June 13, 1969. The administrative territory of the Nasimi district, one of the central districts of Baku, is 10 km² and the population is 215 120 in the official registration The raion is bordered from north-east by Narimanov raion, from south by Sabail raion, from west by Yasamal raion and from north by Binagadi raion. Executive government of Nasimi rayon was founded in November, 1991. Current head of the executive power is Nasib Mahamaliyev.
Nəsimi is a village and municipality in the Bilasuvar Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 3,448.
The Baku N unit is the primary peacekeeping unit of the Azerbaijani Land Forces. The Army's peacekeeping detachment was formed in 1997 and was later transformed into a battalion. Soldiers are carefully selected for the Baku N unit. The unit is trained intensively on tactical preparation, sports, foreign languages, contacts with local residents and other subjects. After six months of training, members are sent to join peacekeeping operations.
Telman Abbasgulu oglu Adigozalov was an Azerbaijani film, television and theatre actor, TV presenter, People Artist of Azerbaijan (2006).
Nesimi is an Azerbaijani biopic film shot in Baku, Absheron, Gobustan, Nakhichevan, Shamakhi (Azerbaijan), Bukhara, Samarkand (Uzbekistan), Halab, Damascus (Syria) in 1973. Screenplay was written by Isa Huseynov. Directed by Hasan Seyidbeyli, this film is in history drama genre depicting the life of a prominent Azerbaijani philosopher and poet, Imadaddin Nasimi. The film is considered as one of the best Azerbaijani movies in historical genre produced in during Soviet times. After this debut in a big movie, the actor in the leading role, Rasim Balayev became a notable actor after this movie.
The 28 May Street is located in the Nəsimi raion of Baku. Beginning at the Bulbul Avenue, it spans about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) and ends up at the Richard Sorge Street. The street, among other names, was known as Telefonnaya during the Russian rule, then was renamed to 28 April Street to mark the date of the establishment of Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. Since 1992 it is known under the current name, which highlights the date when Azerbaijan Democratic Republic was declared.
Izzeddin Hasanoğlu was the founder of literature in Azerbaijani language.
Baku State Circus is the main arena circus of Baku, capital of Azerbaijan.
Nasimi Aghayev is the Consul General of Azerbaijan in Los Angeles. The President of the Republic of Azerbaijan appointed him to this position on April 10, 2012. He holds the diplomatic rank of Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of first class with a consular district that includes California and twelve other Western U.S. states. Prior to this appointment, he served at the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Washington, D.C. as a counselor for political and public affairs. Joining Azerbaijan's diplomatic service in 1999, he also served at the country's Embassies in Austria (2000–03) and Germany (2005–08), as well as in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Baku.
Azerbaijan University (AU) is a private university located in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Aghayev or Aghayeva is an Azerbaijani surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Azerbaijani ballet is the training methods and aesthetic qualities seen in classical ballet in Azerbaijan.
Rovshan Aliyev was an Azerbaijani criminalist and deputy chief of Prosecutor's Office Grave Crimes Investigation Department. From his office in the Palace of Justice in Baku, Azerbaijan, he spent most of his professional life trying to overthrow the power of the Azerbaijani mafia.
Buzovnaneft is residential building located at the intersection of Samad Vurgun and Nizami streets in the capital of Azerbaijan, Baku. The building is located in front of the Nasimi square. The construction process was completed in 1945 by architects Sadig Dadashov and Mikayil Huseynov.
