No sugar, no wedding))
When girl’s and boy’s families are meet, somebody from girl’s family brought tea to the table, if is served without sugar, more negotiating needs to be done, if it is sweet, a wedding is definitely done))
Climate Zone
Nature of Azerbaijan’s unique there are 9 out of 11 of the world’s climate zones.
Mud Volcanoes
By the number of mud volcanoes, Azerbaijan first in the world. There are about 360 out of 800 mud volcanoes, in Azerbaijan.
Thor Heyerdahl
Famous Norwegian explorer, archaeologist and anthropologist Thor Heyerdahl claimed that one of the people of Azerbaijan Udis(Udinler) were the ancestors of the Scandinavians migrated to Scandinavia in the VI-VII century ad.
Oil well
The world’s first oil well was drilled in Bibi-Heybat (Absheron peninsula), Baku curing 1847-1848 by Vasily Semyonov. The depth of the well was 21 m.
Oldest Offshore oil platforms
The industrial settlement of Neft Dashlari which means oil rocks, is the first and the largest town that was constructed on the Caspian Sea. It is on the list the Guinness Book as the oldest offshore oil platforms.
Oil Production
At the beginning of the 20th century in Baku was mined 50% of world oil production and, during World War Baku supplied all the Soviet army providing up to 85%
First Opera and Ballet
The first opera Leyli Majnun (1908) and the first ballet Maiden Tower (1940) in the Muslim and East world were staged in Baku
European Olympic Games
The first in the history Olympic Games was in Baku 2015 on June 12-28
Nagorno-Karabakh
20% Azerbaijan’s territory is under Azmenian forced in Nagorno-karabakh
