The counter-offensive operation of the Azerbaijani Army, which began in response to Armenia’s military provocations on 27 September, ended in the liberation of most of the occupied districts and the signing of a ceasefire agreement on 10 November 2020, whereby the remaining territories were liberated as well. Information support has played an important role in the victory.

Izmira Guliyeva Ph.D. in History

Azerbaijan is one of the oldest centers of human civilization. The culture of the Azerbaijani people goes millennia back.

Since time immemorial, Azerbaijanis’ traditional occupation has been agriculture and animal husbandry, which could not but affect the characteristics and diet of the population. National cuisine can tell many interesting things about the culture and history of a country, and in this sense, Azerbaijani cuisine, with its excellent taste and quality characteristics, as it were, speaks for itself.

Maya BAGIROVA PhD in History

The territory of modern Baku has expanded so much that it is hard to imagine that only a few centuries ago the city was small and the fortress gates were closed with real keys at night. According to sources: “From the evening dawn, wooden bridges rose at the gates (meaning Shamakhi and Salyan gates – M. B.), which were locked and the city slid into a dream.” (1)

by Prof. Mahir KHALIFA-ZADEH, professor, Ph.D, Toronto, Canada

Leyla KHALIFAZADEH, Toronto, Canada

By Prof. Maryam SEYIDBAYLI, PhD in History

Dmitry (Ivanovich) Mendeleyev (1834-1907), a prominent Russian chemist who made a tremendous contribution to the development of Azerbaijan’s oil industry, repeatedly visited Baku in the second half of the 19th century.

The outstanding scientist paid the first such visit at the request of Vasily Kokorev, the owner of the Surakhani oil refinery.

By Esmira VAHABOVA, PhD in History

One of Azerbaijan’s most interesting architectural structures was the palace of the Iravan Khan (“the Palace of Sardar”). Built by Iravan khans, the palace faithfully served these Azerbaijani rulers for centuries (1, p. 111). After the city was occupied by Russia, the Iravan temporary administration was placed in the palace. In 1849, it was replaced by the administration of the so-called Armenian region, which was renamed into the Iravan province.

Vugar SULEYMANOV, Mine Action Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Chairman of the Board

Over the past few years, ANAMA and other organizations have cleared more than 83,236 hectares of landmines and explosive remnants of war. In 2023, this process will cover an area of 50,000 hectares.

For two weeks in November 2024, the capital of the Republic of Azerbaijan will host the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29). Representatives of almost 200 countries will discuss existential challenges that concern the fate of our planet. This is a great honour for Azerbaijan, one that brings tremendous responsibility given that the Earth is facing a global environmental crisis that threatens the very survival of humankind as a species.

By Ian PEART, United Kingdom

Sattar Bahlulzadeh’s gravestone. Sculptor Omar Eldarov

Azerbaijan is certainly better known now to the West than when I landed here 24 years ago, and its exploits in sports: the first European games, Qarabag’s footballing exploits across Europe, and Formula 1 have all helped to raise the profile. Winning the Eurovision Song Contest in 2011 and hosting it in the following year also helped. And finally having to fight to reclaim its lands in Karabakh in 2020 and 2023 made people even more aware of the country.

Emil KA RIMOV Ph.D. in History

Fidan ALIYEVA

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