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Prostitution in Azerbaijan is illegal [1] but common. [2] Prostitution is an administrative offence and punishable by a fine. [ 1 ] Keeping a brothel is a criminal offence and punishable by up to 6 years' imprisonment. [ 3 ]
Baku (US: / b ɑː ˈ k uː, ˈ b ɑː k uː /, UK: / b æ ˈ k uː, ˈ b æ k uː /; [7] [8] Azerbaijani: Bakı ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and in the Caucasus region. [9]
Azerbaijan State Puppet Theater - was created in 1931 for children in Baku. In some years (1931-1941; 1946-1950) It operated as an independent theater, and it operated as Azerbaijan State Theater of Young Spectators during 1941–1946 years, and it has been operated under the Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Hall since 1950. It is an independent ...
Young people commemorate victims of the Orlando nightclub shooting in front of the U.S. Embassy in Baku on 14 June 2016. Azerbaijan is largely a secular country with one of the least practicing majority-Muslim populations. [17] The reason behind homophobia is mostly due to the lack of knowledge about it, as well as due to the "old traditions". [18]
After the Soviet occupation in Azerbaijan, a campaign against religion began. [8] Many mosques, churches, and synagogues were handed over to clubs for educational purposes. [9] In addition, religious monuments were looted. During this period, the Cathedral of the Holy Myrrhbearers was also closed for worship, and the crosses on its roof were ...
Baku is the capital of Azerbaijan. It was also the capital of Shirvan (during the reigns of Akhsitan I and Khalilullah I), the Baku Khanate, the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and the Azerbaijan SSR and the administrative center of Russian Baku governorate. Baku is derived from the old Persian Bagavan, which translates to "City of God". [1]
Azerbaijan, [a] officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, [b] is a transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. [10] It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia's republic of Dagestan to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia and Turkey to the west, and Iran to the south.
The Palace of Happiness (Azerbaijani: Səadət Sarayı), currently also called Palace of Marriage Registrations and previously called Mukhtarov Palace, is a historic building in the center of Baku, Azerbaijan, built in Neo-Gothic style in the early 20th century.