Azerbaijan Trivia

This peninsula is supposedly shaped like an eagle's beak

Azerbaijan's first newspaper

The city of Quba is famous for this fruit

Country that Azerbaijan fought a war against in 2020

In 1901, this city was producing more than half of all the world's oil

In Azerbaijan, oil has long been known as "black gold", while this fiber has been known as "white gold"

Silk head scarf worn by women

The oldest and most remote village in Azerbaijan.

Creator of the concept of "Fuzzy Logic"

Founded in 1906, this weekly satirical magazine ridiculed clerics and criticising the political elite as well as the Russian Tsar and the Shah of Persia

Hailed as "the Soviet Sinatra," he was Soviet Union's most famous music star

At this city in Azerbaijan, guests bathe in crude oil

A lamb soup, that is cooked in a closed clay pot with an addition of chickpeas and chestnuts.

Azerbaijani stuffed flatbread

Foreign language that an estimated 10% of Azerbaijanis can speak

Local craft, where wood and glass are anchored together by cutting them in a certain way, without the use of nails

The cultural capital of Azerbaijan

This drink in Azerbaijan is served during matchmaking and if it is served with sugar, it means that there will be a wedding

Referred to as "one nation, two states," Azerbaijan's alliance with this country was forged following the Soviet Union's collapse in 1991

Traditional group dances