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	History of Azerbaijan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Azerbaijan combines the heritage of two venerable civilizations--the Seljuk Turks of the 11th century and the ancient Persians.
		Azerbaijan received de facto recognition by the Allies as an independent nation in January 1920, an independence terminated by the arrival of the Red Army in April.
		Azerbaijan - a nation with a Turkic and majority-Muslim population - was briefly independent from 1918 to 1920; it regained its independence after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
	infotut.com /geography/Azerbaijan (682 words)

	Azerbaijan (07/06)
		Azerbaijan's embassy in the United States is at 2741 34th Street NW, Washington, DC 20008; tel (202) 337-3500; fax (202) 337-5911; Consular tel (202) 337-5912; Consular fax (202) 337-5913; www.azembassy.com.
		Azerbaijan celebrated first oil for the BTC pipeline in May 2005, and the official completion ceremony was held in Turkey July 2006.
		Azerbaijan is a member of the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), NATO's Partnership for Peace, the Euro-Atlantic Partnership, the World Health Organization, CFE Treaty member state, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Council of Europe, the Community of Democracies, the International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2909.htm (3460 words)

	Azerbaijan Overview \| Azerbaijan Tour Guide \| iExplore.com
		Azerbaijan’s provision of airspace and intelligence to US forces after the September 2001 attacks greatly improved its standing in Washington and international affairs.
		Azerbaijan’s geographical status has made it a gateway between east and west, and the country was an important stop on the Silk Route.
		Azerbaijan is bordered by the Russian Federation, Georgia and Iran, and is divided by the Republic of Armenia into a smaller western part in the Lesser Caucasus and a larger eastern part, stretching from the Greater Caucasus to the Mugan, Mili and Shirvan Steppes and bordered by the Caspian Sea in the east.
	www.iexplore.com /dmap/Azerbaijan/Overview (447 words)

	Azerbaijan Demographics and Geography - Columbia Gazetteer of the World Online
		Strategically situated at the gateway to Southwest Asia, Azerbaijan is bounded S by Iran (divided from Iranian Azerbaijan by Aras, or Araks, River), E by the Caspian Sea, N by Russia’s Dagestan Republic, and W by Armenia.
		Azerbaijan occupies the W ranges of the Greater and Lesser Caucasus and the Kura River valley, which is the region’s chief agricultural zone.
		Azerbaijan declared itself independent of the USSR in Aug. 1991, and joined the Commonwealth of Independent States in December 1991.
	www.columbiagazetteer.org /public/Azerbaijan.html (565 words)

	Geography of Azerbaijan - Physical Environment, Topography, Climate, and Environmental Problems
		Three physical features dominate Azerbaijan: the Caspian Sea, whose shoreline forms a natural boundary to the east; the Greater Caucasus mountain range to the north; and the extensive flatlands at the country's center.
		(The status of Nagorno-Karabakh was under negotiation in 1994.) Located in the region of the southern Caucasus Mountains, Azerbaijan borders the Caspian Sea to the east, Georgia and Russia to the north, Iran to the south, and Armenia to the southwest and west.
		In the Soviet period, Azerbaijan was pressed to use extremely heavy applications of pesticides to improve its output of scarce subtropical crops for the rest of the Soviet Union.
	worldfacts.us /Azerbaijan-geography.htm (915 words)

	Azerbaijan
		Azerbaijan is on the western shore of the Caspian Sea.
		Russia invaded Azerbaijan, and with the 1828 treaty borders (almost identical to the current borders), the country was divided between Iran and Russia.
		Modern Azerbaijan adopted the Soviet style of architecture; however, Baku retains a Maiden Tower and an old town criscrossed with narrow streets as well as examples of a mixture of European styles in buildings that date back to the beginning of the twentieth century.
	www.everyculture.com /A-Bo/Azerbaijan.html (6151 words)

	Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections - Azerbaijan country profile
		Azerbaijan is situated in the southern Caucasus, with a shoreline to the east on the Caspian Sea.
		In mid-1989 the Popular Front of Azerbaijan (PFA), was founded and within a brief space of time had enough political clout to pressure the Azeri parliament into demanding withdrawal from the disintegrating USSR in October 1991.
		Nakhichivan in northern Azerbaijan is still an autonomous republic within Azerbaijan, as it was during the Soviet era.
	www.gasandoil.com /goc/news/ntc22450.htm (1409 words)

	Azerbaijan Europe - Pictures, Travel, Best Sites and Maps
		On the south slopes of the Caucasus Mountains and in the valleys immediately south of the mountains are the states of Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan.
		Azerbaijan has lost 16% of its territory and must support some 800,000 refugees and internally displaced persons as a result of the conflict.
		Azerbaijan shares all the formidable problems of the former Soviet republics in making the transition from a command to a market economy, but its considerable energy resources brighten its long-term prospects.
	azerbaijan.europe-countries.com (2589 words)

	Going to Azerbaijan !
		Zoroastrianism originated in Azerbaijan and was inspired by the fires that shoot from the soil in the country, a phenomena that the Zoroastrians consider a divine symbol.
		Azerbaijan’s geography and precious petroleum resources has led it to suffer much political manipulation, as regional superpowers such as Iran and Russia have played diplomatic chess in the oil-rich region.
		The pipeline is fast turning Azerbaijan into a Kuwait of the Caspian, as an estimated $150 billion will flow to Azerbaijan over the next two decades, big money to a country where many war refugees have been living in train cars and pensioners exist on paltry pensions of $30 (US) a month.
	goingtoazerbaijan.blogspot.com (2144 words)

	Azerbaijan information - Search.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Azerbaijan (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Respublikası), is a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia.
		Some opponents of the name Azerbaijan assert that it is anachronistic to use it in a historical context before 1918, because, they say, the term was first introduced by the national intelligentsia in early 20th century and later was endorsed by the Bolsheviks, with intention of claiming the northern province of Persia.
		The official language of Azerbaijan is Azerbaijani, a member of the Oguz subdivision of the Turkic language family, and is spoken by around 95% of the republic’s population, as well as about a third of the population of Iran.
	c10-ss-1-lb.cnet.com /reference/Azerbaijan (2427 words)

	Azerbaijan: Land of Everlasting Flame
		The Republic of Azerbaijan is a nation of the south Caucasus that has been independent since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.
		Azerbaijan lies on the southwestern coast of the Caspian Sea at the southern extremity of the Caucasian isthmus.
		Azerbaijan has a very rich history and the importance of its geographical situation between the great civilizations of West Asia and Europe has caused the land to be embroiled in many of the great occurrences of the past.
	www.etsu.edu /writing/adcomp_f05/studentwriting/azeri.htm (2137 words)

	Tolerance.org: AZERBAIJAN: A Cultural Geography
		As Azerbaijan's leaders struggle to balance Russian and Western interests while redefining the nation's economic priorities, corruption continues to be rampant, elections are routinely rigged, and Azerbaijan's vast petroleum resources undeveloped.
		During the copllapse of the Soviet Union, the predominantly Armenian population of Azerbaijan's Nagorno-Karabakh region seceded from Azerbaijan, causing a war.
		Azerbaijan already has lost roughly 20% of its territory and is supporting 750,000 refugees and internally displaced people.
	www.tolerance.org /news/article_tol.jsp?id=303 (447 words)

	Geography of Azerbaijan - Azerb.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The Samur-Apsheronskiy Canal redirects water from the Samur River on Azerbaijan's northern border to the Apsheron Peninsula.
		Azerbaijan has over 12,000 animal species, including 350 species of bird - 200 of which can be found in the Kizilagach / Kizilagadj Reserve (in the Lenkoran lowlands).
		The climate varies from subtropical and dry in central and eastern Azerbaijan to subtropical and humid in the southeast (Lenkoran lowlands), temperate along the shores of the Caspian Sea, and cold at the higher mountain elevations.
	www.travel-images.com /az-geog.html (1116 words)

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		Geography Azerbaijan has mountain ranges in the west and north and a coastline with the Caspian Sea in the east.
		The largest body of water in Azerbaijan is the Mingechaur Reservoir and was made by the damming of the Kura River in the western part of the country.
		The most interesting part of the geography of Azerbaijan is that part of the county which is separated from the rest by Armenia.
	extension.osu.edu /~ockint/countries/Azerbaijan.doc (993 words)

	Institute for Global Mobility - Countries in Brief - Azerbaijan
		Arguably, Azerbaijan is set to become the economic and cultural centre of the Caucasus once again.
		Baku, the capital of modern Azerbaijan, is the hub of its culture and industry and was once the beauty of the Caspian.
		Azerbaijan is bordered by Russia, Armenia, Iran and Georgia and is split between two continents, with the north-eastern portion in Europe and the south-western in Asia.
	www.ey.com /GLOBAL/content.nsf/UK/IGM_-_Countries_in_Brief_-_Azerbaijan (420 words)

	Chronology of Azerbaijan History and neighboring regions:
		Azerbaijan is declared to be "eternal possesion" of Turks.
		Azerbaijan is divided and rule by khans in different regions of the country.
		In the southern Azerbaijan: Tebriz, Urmiye, Ardebil Khoi, Karadagh, Serab, Maraga and Maku khanates.
	www.spongobongo.com /ns/ns9980.htm (1126 words)

	Azerbaijan (05/01)
		Azerbaijan has a strong presidential system in which the legislative and judicial branches have only limited independence.
		Azerbaijan's embassy in the U.S. is at 927 Fifteenth Street, NW, Suite 700, Washington, D.C. 20005; tel: 202-842-0001; fax: 202-842-0004; www.azembassy.com.
		Azerbaijan is a member of the United Nations; the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe; NATO's Partnership for Peace; Euro-Atlantic Partnership; World Health Organization; CFE Treaty member state; the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; the Council of Europe; the Community of Democracies; the International Monetary Fund; and the World Bank.
	www.state.gov /outofdate/bgn/a/12737.htm (2540 words)

	Azerbaijan: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — Infoplease.com
		Azerbaijan is located on the western shore of the Caspian Sea at the southeast extremity of the Caucasus.
		The territory of Soviet Azerbaijan was acquired by Russia from Persia through the Treaty of Gulistan in 1813 and the Treaty of Turkamanchai in 1828.
		Azerbaijan, country, Asia: History - History The Republic of Azerbaijan comprises the Transcaucasian or northern part of the historic...
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107305.html (805 words)

	Azerbaijan Geography
		The Mingechaur Reservoir, with an area of 605 square kilometers that makes it the largest body of water in Azerbaijan, was formed by damming the Kura in western Azerbaijan.
		The climate varies from subtropical and dry in central and eastern Azerbaijan to subtropical and humid in the southeast, temperate along the shores of the Caspian Sea, and cold at the higher mountain elevations.
		Baku, on the Caspian, enjoys mild weather, averaging 4° C in January and 25° C in July.
	www.multied.com /nationbynation/Azerbaijan/Geo.html (291 words)

	BakuTODAY.net - “Armenia Azerbaijanis Historical Geography”
		On the night of this date, last Azerbaijanis in the current Armenia (hereafter Armenia), residents of the Nuvadi village, left their historical lands to escape the potential massacre by Armenian militants equipped and supported by the government of Armenia and the Soviet army.
		This event indeed marked the end of an era for Azerbaijan, an era in which Azerbaijan not only lost bulk of its territory to Armenia, but also all Azerbaijanis were gradually forced to leave their ethnic and historical lands in Armenia.
		Whereas Armenians in Azerbaijan were living only in large urban areas of Azerbaijan and that is why they were able to sell their valuable properties when they left Azerbaijan.
	www.bakutoday.net /view.php?d=12486 (2184 words)

	Karabag \| Encyclopedia of Modern Asia
		Karabag (Karabagh, Karabakh) is a region in southeastern Azerbaijan, between the Caucasus and Karabakh mountain ranges.
		The khanate of Karabag became a vassal to Russia in 1805 and was fully incorporated in 1822.
		Following the establishment of the Soviet Union it was attached to Azerbaijan as the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast (1923).
	www.bookrags.com /research/karabag-ema-03 (269 words)

	Azerbaijan News.Net
		Azerbaijan will appeal to travelers who are looking for something truly different, who are accustomed to travel in the former Soviet Union and who enjoy roughing things a bit.
		Azerbaijan News.Net is part of an international network of news sites, dedicated to the major regions, countries and cities of the world.
		Links to Azerbaijan sports sites, and a regional map are also features of our site, and we regularly provide polls of general interest.
	azerbaijannews.net (892 words)

	Geography of Azerbaijan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Azerbaijan is situated in Southwestern Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Russia.
		About the size of Portugal or the state of Maine, Azerbaijan has a total land area of approximately 86,600 square kilometers, less than 1% of the land area of the former Soviet Union.
		Special administrative subdivisions are the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic, which is separated from the rest of Azerbaijan by a strip of Armenian territory, and the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region, entirely within Azerbaijan.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Geography_of_Azerbaijan (1195 words)

	Azerbaijan - Country Profile
		Azerbaijan has lost almost 20% of its territory and must support some 750,000 refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) as a result of the conflict.
		GIA is a leading organizations in the fields of Azerbaijan geology study and development of new fundamental trends in geoscience.
		The CEP's mission is to assist the Caspian littoral states to achieve the goal of environmentally sustainable development and management of the Caspian environment for the sake of long-term benefit for the Caspian inhabitants.
	www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/azerbaijan.htm (726 words)

	Azerbaijan-Islam and Middle East
		Azerbaijan- The Land of Arts: This overview of cultural traditions of Azerbaijan people presents information arranged by regions and such topics as history, architecture, carpets, and music.
		Modern Azerbaijan and the Karabakh Conflict: Resources concerning the historical, political and legal aspects of the Karabakh conflict.
		Azerbaijan International Magazine: An independent magazine that examines issues and concerns relating to Azerbaijani’s across the globe.
	www.ou.edu /mideast/country/azerbaij.htm (394 words)

	Institute of Geography
		Established enhancements of activity of villages on terrain of the Azerbaijan Republic, the new scale estimation of villages on ball system is drawn up, the measures on strife with negative consequences are offered.
		On the basis decoding of new aerospace images the maps (1:100 000) geographic area, type, cause, degree and forecast of a desertification of the Azerbaijan coastal area are drawn up, the measures of strife with a desertification are prepared.
		The Institute of Geography National Academy Sciences of Azerbaijan was organized in 1945 on the basis sector of geography.
	www.science.az /en/geography/index.htm (818 words)

	Geography Of Azerbaijan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
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	www.appliedlanguage.com /country_guides/azerbaijan_country_geography.shtml (366 words)

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