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God gave me life. This is how I am. And how he has been from the beginning… The young

Perhaps no other fruit features in so many legends and traditions as the apple. In dozens of

by Agshin Aliyev and Anne Ahmadova-Thompson On 20 October, Baku started the 600-day countdown to th

Thousands of gazelles once grazed the plains of Azerbaijan, from Jeyranchol in the west to the

We arrived in Sheki, an historic town in north-west Azerbaijan, in late afternoon, tired after the

One of the best known artists of 20th century Azerbaijan, Mikayil Abdullayev painted portraits,

Elchin Safarli: One fine day I was faced with a dilemma – to be led by the desires of

Qabala in north-western Azerbaijan combines stunning scenery with a rich history and culture. The

Japan was one of the first countries to recognize Azerbaijan’s independence. That was on 28

Since time immemorial every mahalla or district in the historic inner city of Baku had its own

This year marks the centenary of the birth of Azerbaijani writer Anvar Mammadkhanli. The author was

Good acting is relatively common, but it is not so often that an actor becomes synonymous with a

One of Azerbaijan’s leading contemporary artists, Togrul Narimanbeyov, has died in Paris at th

Tea lies at the heart of many Azerbaijani traditions. When a boy’s family visits a girl’

Some of the best works of Azerbaijani culture, whether in literature, art or music, combine the

Azerbaijan’s largest Jewish group, the Mountain Jews Religious Community, has a new leader,

Anyone who has walked through central Baku will have seen buildings designed by Sadiq Dadashov and

Heads of state and their close family are always in the public eye, but it’s difficult to see

Sara Oghuz Nazirova is an Azerbaijani writer and art critic. The author of novellas, stories, plays

From the USA to Japan, Norway to Iran, Ramiz Quliyev has performed around the world. Fuller

The once thriving Silk Road city of Shabran lies in ruins just off the main road north from Baku to

The Absheron School of art emerged in Azerbaijan in the mid-20th century. The artists were known in

Former British Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher, who has died at the age of 87, was an instantly

This year sees the 50th anniversary of the Élysée Treaty between Germany and France,

26 February 1992 is a date that scorches as Azerbaijanis review their struggle to assert their moder

For nigh on two years the occupying authorities in the Azerbaijani territory of Nagorno-Karabakh hav

Karim Karimov (1917-2003) was a major contributor to the development of the USSR’s space

People have enjoyed them for thousands of years. Traders have transported them around the world sinc

Well yes, it’s true that the country has always been a crossroads and many and varied have bee

It was on a gloomy, rainy evening back in 1995, at my cosy local cinema, the Renoir, not far from

From 17-19 October, The European Azerbaijan Society (TEAS) cooperated with Yahad–In Unum to

There are poets who are great and there are poets who are the greatest of the great. The

The spread of Islam in Azerbaijan was naturally bound up with the social and economic life of the

Don’t forget the past; it will be your teacher in the future There is a strong modern drive

Once upon a time there was a great lord, who ruled over the Banu Amir. He was a very kind-hearted ma

Thousands of Azerbaijanis left for the front in the first years of the Second World War. There were

Elmira Rasulova presents now the most disarming face to the world; a quiet matriarchal presence in

In 1949 a unique oil deposit was discovered under the Caspian Sea. The field was named Oil Rocks

Jeffrey Werbock made his first appearance on Azerbaijani television some twenty-four years ago when

SOCAR (State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan) has been increasingly active lately. So

A life is like the flame from a lit match. Some burn unnoticed, sometimes in vain; others, in

It is a great feeling to stand before a Tahir Salahov painting and take in the expressive power of

VoA: Last December, Baku hosted the 32nd meeting of the Commission on Aquatic Bioresources of the

The Caspian Sea has always been known as a home to the sturgeon and the fish has iconic status in

Nestled in the southern foothills of the Caucasus Mountains lies the tiny village of Chukhur. This i