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It's a nice country, you should visit, btw.
2006-08-15 11:05:33
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answer #1
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answered by DmanLT21 5
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Azerbaijan is located right above Armenia, east of Turkey. Interesting fact about this former Soviet Union country: Armenia and them don't get along. In fact, there was war between them a few years back (they both so small that the press ignored it) over an area of land claimed by Armenia by contested by Azerbaijan. While the land was one reason, the war was fueled by another crucial difference, religion. Azerbaijan is mostly Muslim, and extremist sects within the country wanted the mostly Christian Armenia to suffer. The country as a whole is actually doing farely well in adjusting to its independence and free-enterprise system.
Hope this helps,
P.S. In case you might not have guessed, I am Armenian.
2006-08-15 18:14:35
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answered by Gatsby Follower 3
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It's just north of Iran on the shores of the Caspian Sea. It's very popular among Azerbaijanis, but not many other people know about it. It used to be part of the Soviet Union, but now that it's independent, it's having a hard time with a free-market economy.
Baku is the capital. I've heard it's nice.
2006-08-15 18:06:10
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answer #3
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answered by NewcastleFan76 3
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Look up the map of Caspian Sea.U'll find Azerbaijan immediately west of Caspian.its capital is Baku.
2006-08-16 03:13:47
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answered by babloo 3
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Azerbaijan is a former state of the soviet union. It is locatedsmack in the middle of asia, or just to the northeast of the middle east.
2006-08-15 18:06:46
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answer #5
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answered by Cold Hard Fact 6
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AZARBAIJAN
EAST AND WEST
The two northwestern provinces of East and West Azarbaijan, with Tabriz and Orumieh as their capitals respectively are among Iran's richest and most fertile regions. The people of Azarbaijan speak a Turkish dialect called Azari. The province is geographically varied with mountain ranges, fertile plains and the large salt lake known as Orumieh Lake.
Two of Iran's highest peaks, Sabalan and Sahand are also located in this province. Some of the cities and sites in the province and in the neighboring provinces of Ardebil and Zanjan are on our itineraries The first major Iranian city that overland travelers coming from Turkey see. It was the Nongol capital in the 13th century, and again under the Black Sheep Dynasty who ruled from Tabriz in the 15th century. Jahan-Shah (1436-67 A.D.) was an active ruler who enlargened and beautified Tabriz, building the Blue Mosque in 1465.
Ravaged by centuries of invasions and severe earthquakes, only fragments of the original tilework survived, hinting at the glory that was. The Blue Mosque is one of the few completely covered mosques in Iran and has exquisite polychrame ornamentation. The flavour of old Tabriz is preserved in the covered bazaar where jewelry and carpets, among the finest in Iran, are found. Another site to be visited is the Shah-Goli Pavilion built in the middle of an artificial lake. Tabriz boasts at least two museums, the archaeological and the anthropological, both displaying artifacts produced during the long course of human habitation in Azarbaijan.
SULTANIEH
Sultan Mohammad Khodabandeh (Oljaitu), a 14th century Il- Khanid ruler of Persia, moved his capital from Tabriz to the spacious plain of Sultanieh, 25 miles southeast of Zanjan, now a separate province southeast of Azarbaijan, erecting there a new city from 1305 to 1313 A.D. The magnificent palaces, mosques and public buildings that so astounded foreign ambassadors to the Mongol Court are gone, but the tomb of Oljaitu, one of the finest achievements of Persian architecture, still stands, among the poppies that cover the plain and desert hills with a carpet of red flowers in spring. The tomb was richly embellished by the best craftsmen but Oljaitu feeling it was not suitable for a secular ruler had the decorations covered with plaster which is now being skillfully removed.
TAKHT-E-SOLEIMAN
From the time of the Magi who nurtured the sacred fire of Azar Gushnasp besides the bottomless lake of deepest blue until today, Takht-e-Soleiman (The Throne of Solomon) has remained for all who see it a sacred place. The ruins of Takht-e-Soleiman lie in a broad and remote mountain valley southeast of Maraghe. The massive stone wall and remnants of thirty eight towers built around the lake by the Sassanids in the 3rd century A.D. is all that is left of the complex. The crater of Zendan- e-Saleiman (The Prison of Solomon) can be glimpsed in the distance.
MARAGHE
A large town, ninety miles South of Tabriz, it was the pasture for Mongol horses. Hulagu Khan, the grand son of Chengiz, built an observatory here in 1295. The pre-Mongol tomb towers of the 12th century and a 14th century tower are scattered throughout the town. One of the more interesting is Gonbad-e-Kabud, or Blue Tower. An inscription frieze in Kufic characters runs around the base of the roof under a stalactite cornice.
MAKU
The Church of Saint Thaddeus, also known as Qara Kilisa or Black Church, is located thirteen miles south of Maku. It is one of the oldest churches in Christiandom, and holds a special meaning for Iran's Armenian minority who gather there every year in July for the feast of Saint Thaddeus, - the early Christian apostle who was martyred there. The original building is constructed of black and white stone and dates to about 10th century A.D.
ARDABIL
Lying more than 130 miles east of Tabriz in a remote corner of the country, Ardebil has gained importance in recent years and become a separate province. Its touristic claim to fame, however, is the tomb of Sheikh Safi-eddin Ardebili, a widely revered Sufi philosopher of the 14th century who made Ardebil his home. Since his death at the age of 83 his mausoleum has been the Mecca of thousands of pilgrims every year. Shah Isma'il, founder of the Safavid Dynasty, was sixth in decent from Sheikh Safi-eddin, whose name gave the Safavids their name. The shrine prospered through the patronage of the Safavid kings who extended and embellished it, and donated many gifts to it.
Rest u can find at http://www.irandoostan.com/Pictures/gallery/proviences/Azerbaijan.W/index.asp
2006-08-16 01:10:22
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answered by Ashish B 4
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Ooh! Sorry I don't know where it is exactly, but I know this guy that went over there as a missionary.
2006-08-15 18:04:43
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answered by smartee 4
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijan
2006-08-17 05:42:13
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answered by Anonymous
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http://www.rostropovich.org/images/caucasus_map_v8.jpg
2006-08-15 18:05:13
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answered by Aphrodite Jones 3
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don't u want to stay here,its safer.not with all that terrorist.
2006-08-15 18:06:00
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answered by mak_nit_crimson 4
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