Azerbaijani music is the musical tradition of the Azerbaijani people, from Azerbaijan and Iranian Azerbaijan. It builds on folk traditions that reach back nearly 1,000 years. For centuries, Azerbaijani music has evolved under the badge of monody, producing rhythmically diverse melodies. Music from Azerbaijan has a branch mode system, where chromatisation of major and minor scales is of great importance.
Gabala, also known as Qabala, is a city in the Republic of Azerbaijan and the capital of the Qabala Rayon. The municipality consists of the city of Gabala and the village of Küsnat. Before 1991 the city was known as Kutkashen, but after the Republic of Azerbaijan's independence the town was renamed in honour of the much older city of Gabala, the former capital of Caucasian Albania, the archaeological site of which is about 20 km southwest.
Ali Karimli born Ali Amirhuseyn oglu Karimov is an Azeri politician and the head of the reformist wing of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP).
The Association of Scouts of Azerbaijan, (ASA) 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 1,748 members as of 2012, about 35 % are girls.
Baku State University is a public university located in Baku, Azerbaijan. Established in 1919 by the Parliament of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, the University started with faculties of history and philology; physics and mathematics; law and medicine with an initial enrollment of 1094. The first rector of BSU was V.I.Razumovsky, a former professor of surgery at Kazan University.
Azerbaijan State Russian Samed Vurgun Drama Theatre, is a drama theatre located in Baku, Azerbaijan performing plays in the Russian language. The performances of the theatre are mainly from the Russian works of art and literature, and the remainder are performances from Azerbaijani and European classical writers.
Goychay is a city and municipality in and the capital of the Goychay Rayon of Azerbaijan. The municipality includes the city of Goychay and the nearby village of Qızılqaya.
Rasim Ojagov -Azerbaijani film director and camera operator, Honoured Art Worker of Chechen-Ingush ASSR (1964), People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR (1982), laureate of the State Prize of the Azerbaijan SSR.
The Ministry of Finance of Azerbaijan Republic is a governmental agency within the Cabinet of Azerbaijan in charge of regulating the financial sector in Azerbaijan Republic. The ministry is headed by Samir Sharifov.
Rauf Israfil oglu Atakishiyev was a Soviet Azerbaijani singer, pianist, singer-soloist, People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR (1967), professor (1972).
Intigam Zairov is an Azerbaijani weightlifter he won silver medal at 2009 European Weightlifting Championships in Bucharest.
Opera in Azerbaijan has a history dating back to the 19th century Russian Empire.
Intiqam Aliyev is a widely respected human rights defender and lawyer in Azerbaijan. Along with other human rights activists, he was jailed in mid-2014 as part of a country-wide crackdown. In April 2015 the court sentenced him to 7.5 years in jail. he aAliyev's arrest is widely considered to be politically motivated. Aliyev had previously brought a number of cases against Azerbaijani authorities to the European Court of Human Rights.
Agasalim Atakishiyev was an Azerbaijani politician. He was Interior Minister of Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic since 10 June 1934 - 6 June 1953. Atakishiyev has been one of the supporters of formation Azerbaijan People's Government in Iran.
Aslan Atakishiyev was an Azerbaijani officer, the National Hero of Azerbaijan, and the warrior of the Nagorno-Karabakh War.
“Honored Scientist” is the one of state honorary titles in Azerbaijan given by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on approval of the Regulations on "Honorary Titles of the Republic of Azerbaijan".
