Azerbaijan
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| Capital | Baku |
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| Population | 9. 862 million (2017) |
| Currency | Azerbaijani manat |
| Official language | Azerbaijani |
| Points of interest | Maiden Tower |
| Palace of the Shirvanshahs | |
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| ID | 764149 |
About Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan, the nation and former Soviet republic, is bounded by the Caspian Sea and Caucasus Mountains, which span Asia and Europe. Its capital, Baku, is famed for its medieval walled Inner City. Within the Inner City lies the Palace of the Shirvanshahs, a royal retreat dating to the 15th century, and the centuries-old stone Maiden Tower, which dominates the city skyline.
Nagorno-Karabakh: Armenia says 100,000 refugees flee region
... It means that that almost the entire population of the ethnic Armenian enclave has left since Azerbaijan seized the region last week...
Nagorno-Karabakh: Ethnic Armenians leave amid cleansing fear
...The first group of ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh have arrived in Armenia, days after the enclave was seized by Azerbaijan...
Panic in Nagorno-Karabakh but Azerbaijan rejects fears of ethnic cleansing
...By Paul KirbyBBC NewsIt took just 24 hours for Azerbaijan s military to force the surrender of an enclave that is home to 120,000 ethnic Armenians...
Azerbaijan launches operation against Nagorno-Karabakh and demands surrender
...By Paul KirbyBBC NewsAzerbaijan has launched " anti-terrorist" operations in areas of its Nagorno-Karabakh region under ethnic-Armenian control, threatening to carry on " until the end"...
Armenia-Azerbaijan: Almost 100 killed in overnight clashes
...Fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan on Monday night killed almost 100 soldiers, it has emerged...
