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God I love this country

[Baku87]

Official name: Republic Azerbaijan
Capital city: Baku
Area: 86 600 square km
Total population 7,911,974
To the locals the country is named Azerbaycan.

Largest cities (inhabitants)
Baku 1,708,000
Ganca 298,600
Sumgait 281,600

Independence: From the CCCP
Declared: 30 August 1991
Formerly Azerbaijan SSR

Languages
Azeri 91%
Russian 3%
Armenian 2%
Other 5%

Religions
Muslim 94%
Russian Orthodox 2%
Armenian Orthodox 2%
Other 2%
But 90% of total population also practices and accepts Zoroastrianism.


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Azerbaycan Coat of Arms

[hanim]

But 90% of total population also practices and accepts Zoroastrianism.

Uh??? For ..years of my life (not gonna tell my age, im a woman ) I have never met a practising Zoroastrian.
If you mean the celebration of Novruz, it is indeed rooted into Zoroastrian religion, but nowadays we celebrate it without its religious meaning, its Spring holiday now.

When I was a student I worked as a tourist guide during summer holidays and would take foreign tourists to Surakhani,a place just outside Baku where there is a temple of fireworshippers bult by indian merchants, as a guest house, in the 18 or 19 century. We also have got some remainings from such temples of much older time in other regions of Azerbaijan. Most of them were destroyed with the rise of Islam on our land.

[Baku87]

But 90% of total population also practices and accepts Zoroastrianism.

Uh??? For ..years of my life (not gonna tell my age, im a woman ) I have never met a practising Zoroastrian.
If you mean the celebration of Novruz, it is indeed rooted into Zoroastrian religion, but nowadays we celebrate it without its religious meaning, its Spring holiday now.

When I was a student I worked as a tourist guide during summer holidays and would take foreign tourists to Surakhani,a place just outside Baku where there is a temple of fireworshippers bult by indian merchants, as a guest house, in the 18 or 19 century. We also have got some remainings from such temples of much older time in other regions of Azerbaijan. Most of them were destroyed with the rise of Islam on our land.

I just added the tekst from the Encyclopedie, I think they mean Novruz aswell. But I do practise Zerdost, you dont jump over fire to burn your sins?

[Azeri]

Well Azerbaycan used to be the prime zarthost empire, people do still practise it, but I dont think 90% is the correct number. And we still used the flame as our arms of coat and our symbol. We do honour this religion but I think in this case the encyclopedie is wrong on the statictics.

I do know on Novruz people go to the gassed-mountains and let the mountain go in flames to celebrate Novruz. Its really a breathtaking ceremony, you see the flames dancing arround the rocks of the mountain, its undescribable. But once you witness such a moment you understand why Azerbaycan means, land of the eternal flames.

But today Azerbaycan excists mostly out of partly-atheists, I have only seen about 10 real muslims in Sumgait. But most people do believe in something and they do consider themselfs as muslims from within. Personally I hope we Azeri dont get to real with religions. Because Azeri people are very realistic and smart and I hope we can keep this value.

Azeri

[hanim]

I just added the tekst from the Encyclopedie, I think they mean Novruz aswell. But I do practise Zerdost, you dont jump over fire to burn your sins?

Yes, I do jump over fire, but without religious meaning, rather as a tradition.
It's amazing how our people have kept some traditions of zoroastrianism over thousands of years despite of the spread of christianity and later muslim religions.

[Baku87]

I just added the tekst from the Encyclopedie, I think they mean Novruz aswell. But I do practise Zerdost, you dont jump over fire to burn your sins?

Yes, I do jump over fire, but without religious meaning, rather as a tradition.
It's amazing how our people have kept some traditions of zoroastrianism over thousands of years despite of the spread of christianity and later muslim religions.

Yeah its really amazing how this ancient religion and tradition is preserved is, but I think some do it as a tradition and other for religion. I know my whole family in Baku does this for the real religious reasons and so do I. Also I think most people are aware that this comes from the ancient religion Zoroastrianism and that this is not just any tradition

[Azertos]

[size=15]National Anthem



[i]Music by Useir Hajibeyov
Words by Ahmed Javad

click here to listen : http://www.azerbaijan-eu.com/doc/himn.wav

[i]Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan!
[i]You are the country of heroes!
[i]We will die so that you might be alive!
[i]We will shed our blood to defend you!
[i]Long live your three-coloured banner!
[i]Thousands of people sacrificed their lives
[i]You're become the field of battles
[i]Every soldier fighting for you,
[i]Has become a hero.
[i]We pray for your prosperity,
[i]We make sacrifice our lives to you
[i]Our sincere love to you,
[i]Comes from the bottom of our hearts.
[i]To defend your honour,
[i]To hoist your banner,
[i]All the young people are ready.
[i]Glorious motherland,
[i]Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan!

[b]Republic of Azerbaijan (Azerbaycan Respublikasi)

National symbols



Coat of Arms of the Republic of Azerbaijan



[b]National holidays

January 1 - New Year's Day

January 20 - Day of the Martyrs

March 8 - Women's Day

March 21 - Novruz Bayrami

May 9 - Victory in WW II Day

May 28 - Republic Day

June 15 - National Salvation Day

June 26 - Army and Navy Day

October 18 - National Independence Day

November 12 - Constitution Day

November 17 - Day of National Revival

December 31 - Day of Solidarity of Azerbaijanis of the World

[Azertos]

Map of Azerbaijan




Map of aggression



www.azerbaijan-eu.com

[Baku87]

RESULTS OF ARMENIAN AGRESSION






• 25,000 killed
• 5,000 crippled
• 700,000 displaced
• 331,000 women
• 235,000 children
• 7,966 fatherless families
• 5,316 orphans
• 10 districts affected by fighting

Destroyed:
• 9 towns
• 730 villages and settlements
• 102,000 houses
• 7,000 public buildings
• 693 schools
• 191 hospitals
• 160 bridges
• 166 reservoirs
• 300 kilometers of roads
• 2,300 kilometers of water pipelines
• 15,000 kilometers of power lines
• $40 Billion total damage

[Hosank]

yes those are the casualties inflicted apon ethnic and native armenian inhabitants of artsax by you barbaric tatars.

why don't you go jump across a fire instead of spreading lies.