Tahir Salahov - Azerbaijani artist⏬
Academician of the USSR Academy of Arts (since 1975) Tahir Salahov was awarded the title of Hero of Socialist Labor (1989), People's Artist of the USSR (1973), People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR (1963)⏬
Maiden Tower, translated from the Azerbaijani name of Qiz Qalasi is an iconic eight storey cylindrical tower in Baku’s old city in Azerbaijan.The base of Maiden Tower is believed to date back to the 6th or 7th century, while the higher parts and the addition that juts out from ⏬
The tower were built around the 12th century. Today Maiden Tower is a UNESCO World Heritage site and is open to the public. Visitors can climb its staircases, some original and some modern, to see exhibits of old photographs. #VisitAzerbaijan @quantumsatis2@KonulRanveerian✌️😍
13 civilians were killed and 52 others were injured in Armenian missile attack in central part of Ganja, Azerbaijan’s second largest city on the night leading to October 17. Among the killed are three children, including a 16-month-old girl.⏬ #ArmenianWarCrimes#Ganjaterror
Twenty houses were destroyed during the attack on Ganja that is 100 km away from the conflict zone. One of the injured three-year old Khadija Shahnazarli lost her entire family as her mother was buried in the same grave with her another daughter and with her husband next to her⏬
The attack on Ganja that has a population of over half a million people, came only six days after a missile struck another residential part of the city, killing 10 civilians and injuring 35 others. #ArmenianWarCrimes#GanjaTerror
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6. Gutabs - are Azerbaijani patty pies. They are stuffed with a variety of greens, vegetables, meat, or cheese.
Gutab is traditionally prepared in the form of a crescent (semi-circle). This delicious meal is generally made on a large circular metal griddle called ‘saj‘.
Nine people, including four women, were killed and 35 were wounded when the enemy fired rockets at apartment buildings. One of the injured later died at the hospital. #ArmenianWarCrimes #ArmenianTerrorism #PrayForGanja
During the war, Armenia attacked Ganja with a ballistic missile, there were innocent people, they were seriously injured, buildings were destroyed. This is a crime committed by Armenia, terrorism!#ArmenianWarCrimes#ArmenianTerrorism @hrw@UNHumanRights@UN_HRC@HRC
#Khankendi city means “village of the Khan” since it was founded by Ibrahim Khalil Khan. #Khankendi was renamed by Soviet government.
After regaining independence #Azerbaijan🇦🇿 returned the real name to its historical land. #KhankendiNotStepanakert ⤵️
Although there were no Armenians or Russians in Khankendi in 1813, in 1847 there was a house and an Armenian church inhabited by 80 Armenian and 52 Russian families. Nevertheless, in 1847 the settlement was officially named Khankendi on the maps of Russia #KhanendiNotStepanakert
Shaumyan-turning it into Stepanakert. Shaumyan was renowned amongst Khankendi’s Armenian population for being the organizer of the Anti-Azerbaijani massacres. #KhankendiNotStepanakert#KarabakhisAzerbaijan⤵️