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Khurshidbanu Natavan was the daughter of Mehdi Gulu–khan, the last ruler of the Karabakh khanate (1748–1822); she is considered one of the best lyrical poets of Azerbaijan. Mikayil Mushfig was an Azerbaijani poet of the 1930s. Though he was not opposed to the Soviets, his name was entered in a list of counter-revolutionaries by his own ...
Azerbaijan has benefited from the oil industry, but high levels of corruption have prevented greater prosperity for the population. [164] Despite these problems, there is a financial rebirth in Azerbaijan as positive economic predictions and an active political opposition appear determined to improve the lives of average Azerbaijanis. [165] [166]
Fuzuli is considered one of the greatest contributors to the dîvân tradition of Azerbaijani literature. Imadaddin Nasimi is considered one of the greatest Azerbaijani mystical poets and one of the most prominent early dîvân masters in Azerbaijani literary history. Khurshidbanu Natavan is considered one of the most important lyrical poets of ...
Although Azerbaijan is home to a number of ethnic groups, ten million people are Azerbaijanis. The heritage, culture, and civilization of Azerbaijan have ancient and modern roots. Its people are believed to be descendants of ancient peoples who include indigenous Caucasian Albanian tribes, such as the Scythians and Alans, and the later Oghuz Turks.
Many place names in the present-day Republic of Azerbaijan and Iranian Azerbaijan have Persian roots. Tabriz, Baku, Absheron, Ganja, and the country (as well as people) name itself Azerbaijan, are just a few examples. Also, many of the cities in these regions were founded before Turkic tribes reached the area.
Azerbaijan, which routed the region’s Armenian forces in a lightning of ... Tens of thousands of people — more than 80% of the region's population — had fled to Armenia by Friday morning ...
The 120,000 ethnic Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh will leave for Armenia as they do not want to live as part of Azerbaijan and fear ethnic cleansing, the leadership of the breakaway region told ...
Flag of Azerbaijan, first adopted in 1918 with slightly different colours by the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. Azerbaijani national identity is a term referring to the sense of national identity, as embodied in the shared and characteristic culture, language and traditions, [1] of the Azerbaijani people of Azerbaijan.