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Khalil Khasmammadov (1875–1947), politician and diplomat. Fatali Khan Khoyski (1875–1920), politician, attorney, and one of the founding leaders of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. Anar Mammadkhanov (1970–2011), politician and social activist. Gurban Mammadov (born 1959), politician and legal expert.
Music. Jamal Aliyev (born 1993), cellist, born in Baku [1] Elyar Fox (born 1995), singer, musician and songwriter [2] Nigar Jamal (born 1980), singer, winner of Eurovision Song Contest 2011 [3] Sami Yusuf (born 1980), singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer, record producer, and humanitarian.
Azerbaijan is located in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia, straddling West Asia and Eastern Europe. It lies between latitudes 38° and 42° N, and longitudes 44° and 51° E. The perimeter of Azerbaijan's land borders is 2,648 km (1,645 mi), of which 1,007 km (626 mi) are with Armenia, 756 km (470 mi) with Iran, 480 kilometers with Georgia ...
Azerbaijan has benefited from the oil industry, but high levels of corruption have prevented greater prosperity for the population. [163] 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. [164] [165]
Ahliman Amiraslanov — oncologist, professor and rector of Azerbaijan Medical University. Hamid Arasly — philologist, specialized in Azerbaijani literary studies, history and linguistics. Adil Asadov — philosopher, specialized in aesthetics, philosophy of thinking, philosophy of politics. Abbasgulu Bakikhanov — philosopher, historian and ...
The following list of Azerbaijani artists (in alphabetical order by last name) includes artists of various genres, who are notable and are either born in Azerbaijan, of Azerbaijani descent or who produce works that are primarily about Azerbaijan.
People of Azerbaijani descent. This category includes articles on ethnic Azerbaijani people who (or whose ancestors) emigrated from Azerbaijan or Iran to other countries. For the opposite, see Category:Azerbaijani people by descent. Wikimedia Commons has media related to People of Azerbaijani descent.
Azerbaijan is the modern name of a historic, geographic region on the border of Eastern Europe and Western Asia, formerly known as Aran (or Ardan) by Persian empires and Albania by the Greeks. It is bounded by the Caspian Sea on the east, Dagestan on the north, Georgia on the northwest, Armenia and Turkey on the southwest, and Iran on the south.