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Interesting Questions, Facts and Information
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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
 Azerbaijan
| What is the official language of Azerbaijan? | Azerbaijan
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Azerbaijani. Azerbaijani, also known as Azeri or Turkic Azeri, is a member of the Turkic family of languages. Azerbaijani is the official language of the country, and there are several dialects also spoken throughout Azerbaijan. These dialects are all closely related to each other however, and most people who are fluent in one can easily communicate with speakers of the others. It is also one of the official languages of Iran, being widely spoken in the south of the country, as well as in other countries in the Caucasus region. Azerbaijani is the 34th most widely spoken language of the world.
| What type of geographical feature is Qara Su, also known as Los, in eastern Azerbaijan? | Azerbaijan
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Island. Qara Su, also sometimes called Los Island, lies in shallow water just off the coast near Baku. It is one of the islands which make up the Baku Archipelago. Like many of these islands, Qara Su is uninhabited and polluted after natural gas and oil were discovered there and extracted without thought for the environmental implications during the Soviet era.
| The lowest point of elevation in Azerbaijan lies in the Caspian Sea. Is this point below sea level? | Azerbaijan
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Yes. It is indeed below sea level. The lowest elevation of Azerbaijan is twenty-eight metres below sea level. This contrasts with the highest point of the country, Mount Bazarduzu, in the Greater Caucasus on the border with Russia, which stands 4466 metres above sea level.
| The national animal of Azerbaijan is known as a "Karabakh," named for the eponymous region of the country. What sort of creature is a Karabakh? | Azerbaijan
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Horse. Karabakh horses have been bred for many hundreds of years, but the breed is now threatened with extinction as there are only a few thoroughbreds left. They are a hardy breed, and are famed for their speed and good temperament.
The Karabakh and neigbouring Nagorno-Karabakh regions are in the south west of Azerbaijan and extend across the border into eastern Armenia.
| Azerbaijan, particularly in the Gobustan region, is home to more than half the examples of one particular geographical feature in the world. What feature are they? | Azerbaijan
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Mud volcanoes. Gobustan is a national park and reserve, and has been declared a World Heritage Site by the United Nations. As well as half the mud volcanoes in the world, it is also home to well preserved ancient rock art and carvings, and the unique 'musical stones' known as Gaval Dash.
| Part of the border between Azerbaijan's exclave and Iran is formed by a river. With its source in Anatolia, Turkey, and its end in the Caspian Sea via the Kura river in Azerbaijan, which river is this? | Azerbaijan
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Aras. The River Aras is part of one of the largest river systems in the Caucasus. In the early 1800s, it was designated the official border between the Russian and Persian Empires, and has remained politically important as a frontier ever since. In times of drought it is possible to stand in the river bed with one foot in Azerbaijani Nakhchivan, and the other in Iran.
| To the west of Azerbaijan, tucked away between Armenia and Iran, is an Azerbaijani exclave. What is it called? | Azerbaijan
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Nakhchivan. Nakhchivan has an area of a little over 5300 square kilometres, and shares borders with Iran and Armenia. It also has a border of about nine kilometres with Turkey to the northeast, which is one of the shortest international frontiers in the world.
The capital and administrative centre of the area is Nakhchivan City. It is believed by historians that the name derives from the nearby presence of Mount Ararat, and that this is the town mentioned in both Christian and Islamic scriptures as being founded by Noah and the other survivors from the Ark, after the Great Flood.
| The capital city of Azerbaijan is Baku. Whereabouts in the country is Baku located? | Azerbaijan
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Baku is a port on the Caspian Sea. The port of Baku, on the Caspian Sea, is a mix of the historic and modern. The inner walled city dates back at least as far as the twelfth century, and in 2000 it was declared a World Heritage Site by the United Nations.
In 2009, Baku was the "Capital City of Islamic Culture" too.
The Caspian Sea coast forms the eastern border of Azerbaijan.
| The first known what was discovered in Azikh Cave, the largest cave in Azerbaijan? | Amazing Azerbaijan
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Fireplace. The fireplace is dated to be somewhere between 500,000 and 700,000 years old. It is also considered the oldest piece of construction in human history. In the same cave in 1968, Mammadali Huseinon discovered a jaw bone, one that turned out to be a Neanderthal. It was confirmed to be over 350,000 years old.
| A three hour drive north from Baku will take you to local villages set against the Caucasus Mountains that will be abloom with a flower related to vanilla. What is this flower?
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Green orchids. No, the green orchid is not the national flower of Azerbaijan, but it does grow there. Azerbaijan has yet to select a national flower.
| After the Caspian Sea, what is the name of the largest lake in Azerbaijan?
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Lake Hadjikabul. Azerbaijan has nearly 250 lakes, most of which are small. Hadjikabul (also spelled Hajigabul), being in the mountains, is used for cattle watering, irrigation purposes and, most interesting of all to lots of people, fishing. Pink flamingoes are a natural occurrence in the lake. The lake's size is only 6 sq mi (or 16 sq km).
| In ancient times, the Zoroastrians, a religious group for whom a particular natural phenomenon was an important symbol, erected temples around certain places in the ground. What were these places? | Amazing Azerbaijan
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Burning gas vents. Azerbaijian has been known for its natural gas sources and oil springs since ancient times. Zoroastrianism is thought to have begun somewhere between 1500 and 1200 BCE, but scientists are still studying those dates. At any rate, natural gas and oil have been burning in Azerbaijan for a long, long time.
| Azerbaijan is 86,600 square kilometers in area. That means it composed which percentage of the former Soviet Union? | Amazing Azerbaijan
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Less than1%. The former Soviet Union, dissolved in 1991, was in total 22,402,200 square kilometers.
| The "Seven Beauties" competition in Azerbaijan is where seven girls compete to do what? | Amazing Azerbaijan
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Crochet Stockings. Seven girls are given hooks and various coloured yarns. All seven women begin to crochet at a certain time. The winner is the girl who produces the highest quality stockings in the shortest amount of time.
| By the beginning of the 1900s Azerbaijian was supplying almost half of the world's oil. Due to the oil exports during the 1900s, a construction boom was seen in a city on the Caspian Sea. What city, now the largest in Azerbaijan, was that?
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Baku. Baku is not only the largest city of Azerbaijan, it is also the largest city on the Caspian Sea, with over two million people. It is the centre of scientific, cultural and industrial life in Azerbaijan. The Inner City of Baku became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000. Its port can handle two million tons of cargo per year.
The first evidence of Baku was in the first century AD. After an earthquake leveled the prior capital in the 12th century, Baku was named the capital. The first oil well was drilled in a suburb of Baku in 1846. The city is growing at full speed and has attracted tourists by the score, augmenting the petroleum income.
| Azerbaijan has an exclave, Nakhchivan, that is separated from the rest of Azerbaijan by what country? | Amazing Azerbaijan
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Armenia. Nakhchivan is a semi-desert area that is separated from Armenia by the Zangezur Mountains. This range includes Snake Mountain where Noah's Ark is said to have left a cleft, according to local legend. It is a bit over 2,000 square miles in area, with negligible water, and a 2011 estimated population of 410,100. Cultural artifacts found there date from the Neolithic age. Nakhchivan has been a part of many different states and countries over the millennia. It is now a part of Azerbaijan but is known as the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.
| Azerbaijan's highest peak is Bazarduzu, which is located in a subset of the "Greater" portion of a certain mountain range. That range extends from southern Russia down to southwestern Asia through the gap between the Black and Caspian Seas, and contains Europe's tallest peak. Which mountain range is it? | Amazing Azerbaijan
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Caucasus Mountains. The Caucasus Mountains extend through Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Iran. Mount Elbrus in the range is frequently considered the highest peak in Europe (even though it's often controversial which regions of the Caucasus are European and which are Asian). The Greater Caucasus range also delineates Azerbaijan's border with Russia. Sochi, a southwestern Russian resort city nestled near the Caucasus, was chosen to hold the 2014 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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