The Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography, a.k.a. VGIK, is a film school in Moscow, Russia.
The Khojaly Massacre, also known as the Khojaly tragedy, was the killing of at least 161 ethnic Azerbaijani civilians from the town of Khojaly on 26 February 1992. According to the Azerbaijani side, as well as the Memorial Human Rights Center, Human Rights Watch and other international observers, the massacre was committed by the ethnic Armenian armed forces, reportedly with help of some military personnel of the 366th CIS regiment, apparently not acting on orders from the command. The death toll claimed by Azerbaijani authorities is 613 civilians, including 106 women and 63 children. The event became the largest massacre in the course of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Khojali, also called Khojaly, Khodjaly and Hojaly, is a rayon in the Nagorno-Karabakh break away region of Azerbaijan, now under de facto control of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. Its capital is Khojali. The region was once a site of prehistoric Khojaly-Gadabay culture. It was the location of the Khojaly Massacre in February 1992.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Azerbaijan:
Khodzha-Isaf is a town in north-western Tajikistan. It is located in Sughd province.
Kockar Ata was a dervish of Ahmad Yasavi. "Ram" is the meaning of his name. According to common belief Koçkar Ata is from Teke Turcomans. In his time the people were making the rams fight and since his ram was the champion of each match, he was named as Kochkar. His real name is not to be known. After Koçkar Ata's death, his ram could not resist the separation and it died on his grave. So a ram statue had been put over Koçkar Ata's grave. There is scripture in Arabic alphabet as "ya Allah, ya Muhammed, ya Ali".
Khojali, Xocalı, Khodzhali, Khojalu, Khadzhaly, Khodzhaly, Khodzhallar or Khodgalou may refer to:
Hacılı is a village and municipality in the Shamakhi Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 337.
Xocalı is a village in Khankendi, Azerbaijan.
Khojali or Ivanyan, also known as Ay-Khodzhaly, Khodgalou, Khodzhalv, Khodzhaly, Khojalu, Khozhali or Ivanian, is a village in the unrecognized Republic of Artsakh, located some 10 kilometres northeast of its capital Stepanakert. Internationally, it is still considered a de jure part of Azerbaijan, and Azerbaijan counts it as the capital of its Khojaly District.
Tajaddin Mehdiyev was the Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan and is the Chairman of Committee for Protection of Rights of Officers in Azerbaijan.
Shahin Musayev Kheyreddin oglu was the deputy Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan, Chief of Staff, and Acting Minister within a few weeks in January – February (unspecified), 1992.
Tahir Aliyev Yunis oglu was the Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan, Minister of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan Republic and Chairman of State Customs Committee.
The Khodzhaly-Kedabek culture (also Khojaly-Gadabay and variants, also known as the Gandzha-Karabakh culture is an archaeological culture of the Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age in the Karabakh region of Transcaucasia. The eponymous sites are at Khojaly, Gadabay and Ganja in Azerbaijan.
Tree Dzhamal is a 1981 Soviet drama film directed by Khodzhakuli Narliyev. It was entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival where Maya-Gozel Aimedova won the award for Best Actress.
Azerbaijanis in the United Kingdom are a small Azerbaijani diaspora in the United Kingdom, including British citizens and permanent residents of ethnic Azerbaijani background.
Mankurt is an unthinking slave in Epic of Manas.
Nevestka is a 1972 Turkmenistani film directed by Khodzha Kuli Narliyev, starring Maya-Gozel Aimedova, Aynabat Amanliyeva, and Baba Annanov. The film is about a woman who loses her husband during World War II and is forced to take care of her father-in-law in the desert.
Karakum (1994) is a Turkmenistani and German adventure film directed by Arend Agthe and Uzmaan Saparov and produced by Ottokar Runze. The story of the film was written by Arend Agthe and Uzmaan Saparov.
