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1.Azerbaijan has an annual 'Pomegranate Festival'
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The festival takes place in Goychay and celebrates the pomegranate and its traditional uses and symbolic meaning.
2.Azerbaijan gained its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991
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3.Azerbaijan has never had a female president
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4.Baku lies on the River Jordan
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Baku lies on the western shore of the Caspian Sea
5.Baku is spelt the same way in Azerbaijani, as it does in English
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"Bakı" is the Azerbaijani spelling
6.Timur (Tamerlane) conquered much of what is today Azerbaijan
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After restoring his control over Azerbaijan, he marched on Syria
7.A person from Baku is known as a "Bakuner"
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The correct demonym is Bakuvian
8.Azerbaijan's longest border is with Georgia
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Its longest border is with Armenia
9.Azerbaijan is a NATO member
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Although Azerbaijan is not a NATO member, it closely cooperates with the North-Atlantic organizations and participates in NATO exercises.
10.Qarabağ is the first ever football club from Azerbaijan to play in the Champions League.
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In 2017, the Horsemen have become the first Azerbaijani club to qualify for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League
11.Baku is home to the world’s first private Museum of Miniature Books
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The museum boasts the world’s largest collection of miniature books with more than 5,500 teeny tiny books on display.
12.Azerbaijan has active mud volcanoes
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Azerbaijan has more than 400 mud volcanoes, more than anywhere else on Earth.
13.Dushbara is Azerbaijan's third-largest city
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Dushbara is a traditional Azerbaijani dish of dumplings made of dough and filled with ground meat and condiments.
14.Heydar Aliyev Center was designed by Zaha Hadid
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The radically-shaped cultural centre is comprised of giant curvy parabolic and hyperbolic forms that create a dynamic interaction with its elements that seem to challenge gravity.
15.Azerbaijan conquered about half of Iran during WWII
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16.Khinalyg is the oldest village in Azerbaijan
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It is the oldest and most remote village in Azerbaijan and among the highest human settlements in Europe.
17.Shaki was formerly known as Nukha
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The city was known as Nukha until 1968.
18.Azerbaijan has never won the Eurovision Song Contest
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Ell & Nikki won in 2011 with their song “Running Scared”.
19.There are more Christians than Muslims in Azerbaijan
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The majority religion in Azerbaijan is Islam, though Azerbaijan is the most secular country in the Muslim world.
20.Shusha is the cultural capital of Azerbaijan.
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Shusha has historically been one of the important centres of historical, cultural, socio-political life of Azerbaijan.