AZERBAIJAN
Independence from:
Soviet Union
3rd largest city in Azerbaijan
Sumqayit
often called the "Fire Temple of Baku"
The Baku Ateshgah
UNESCO 2
Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower
"burning mountain"
Yanar Dağ
traditional Azerbaijani women's headgear.
kelaghayi
3 deepest lakes in the world:
lake Baikal, Lake Tanganyika, Caspian Sea
nickname of Baku
City of Winds
dam and Reservoir on the Kura River
Mingachevir
Autonomous Republic -
Naxchivan
Island located right off the northeastern shore of the Absheron Peninsula known for its oil deposits
Pirallahi Island
Independence on:
August 30,1991
Baku metropolitan area on which peninsula
Absheron Peninsula
peninsula in Azerbaijan
Absheron Peninsula
Rivers 3:
Alazani River
Rivers 2:
Aras River
Bordering Countries
Armenia, Russia, Turkey, Georgia, Iran
blue in flag symbolizes
Azerbaijan's Turkic heritage
Currency:
Azerbaijani Manat
Former Name
Azerbaijani Soviet Socialist Republic
Capital:
Baku
Largest Cities 1:
Baku
largest city in the world located below sea level
Baku
The cities on Caspian Sea are
Baku (Azerbaijan), Anzali (Iran), Aktau (Kazakhstan), Makhachkala (Russia), Türkmenbasy (Turkmenistan).
Highest Point
Bazarduzu Dagi - 14, 652 ft
Lowest Point:
Caspian Sea - 92 ft below sea-level
2nd largest city of Azerbaijan
Ganja
Transcaucasia roughly corresponds to modern .
Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan
UNESCO 1
Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape
Highest point Bazarduzu Dagi in what mountain range
Greater Caucasus Range.
UNESCO 3
Historic Centre of Sheki with the Khan's Palace
Rivers 1:
Kura River
Plain delimited by the Greater Caucasus from the North, Lesser Caucasus from the West and the Talysh Mountains from the South.
Kura-Aras Lowland
Azerbaijan, translates as
Land of Fire
narrow strip of lowland in southern Azerbaijan by the Caspian Sea
Lankaran /Lenkoran Lowland