Azerbaijan
Land of fire
Azerbaijan is a country in the South Caucasus region, bordered by the Caspian Sea, Russia, Georgia, Armenia, and Iran.
Once part of the Soviet Union, it gained independence in 1991.
The nation is known for its oil reserves and the capital city Baku.
Its people are Azerbaijanis, and the language is Azerbaijani.
Stuffed leaf parcels
- kebabGrilled food on skewer
- lavashPliable Armenian flatbread
- saffronCrocus-derived golden spice
- pomegranateMany-seeded red fruit
Azerbaijan's seat of government
- CaspianEurasian inland sea
- Old CityPreserved walled urban center
- boulevardBroad, tree-lined street
- seafrontCoastal strip facing sea
metropolis · port · urban · architecture
Name shared by country and state
Of Azerbaijan
- TurkishOf Anatolia's republic
- TurkmenPerson from Turkmenistan
- KazakhCentral Asian ethnicity
- UzbekCentral Asian Turkic speaker
Tatar · language · ethnic · alphabet · Latin script · Cyrillic · Arabic script · kinship
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- EurovisionEuropean song competition
- jazzImprovisational American music genre
- operaTheatrical art combining song
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
Underground hydrocarbon reserve area
- pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
- BTCCryptocurrency ticker symbol
- offshore drillingExtracting petroleum from seabed
- crudeUnpolished, raw state
refinery · natural gas · petrodollars · derrick · extraction · energy · boom · tanker
Former communist superpower
- post-SovietAfter 1991 dissolution
- independenceFreedom from external control
- 1991Late twentieth century year
- RussificationEnforced cultural assimilation
collectivization · perestroika · glasnost · planned economy · industrialization · Communist Party
dolma
Stuffed leaf parcels
pomegranate · tea · samovar · sherbet
Baku
Azerbaijan's seat of government
seafront · metropolis · port · urban · architecture
Georgia
Name shared by country and state
Azeri
Of Azerbaijan
Uzbek · Tatar · language · ethnic · alphabet · Latin script · Cyrillic · Arabic script · kinship
tar
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- EurovisionEuropean song competition
- jazzImprovisational American music genre
- operaTheatrical art combining song
oilfield
Underground hydrocarbon reserve area
- pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
- BTCCryptocurrency ticker symbol
- offshore drillingExtracting petroleum from seabed
crude · refinery · natural gas · petrodollars · derrick · extraction · energy · boom · tanker
USSR
Former communist superpower
- post-SovietAfter 1991 dissolution
- independenceFreedom from external control
- 1991Late twentieth century year
Russification · collectivization · perestroika · glasnost · planned economy · industrialization · Communist Party
exclave
Geographically separated political territory