| Byer Aserbajdsjan
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| Landinformasjon |
landskode: AZ
kontinentet: Asia
hovedstad: Baku (Baki)
språk: Aserbajdsjanske
EU-medlemskap: nei
NATO-medlemskap: nei
GSM: 900
GPS: 40 30 N, 47 30 E
elektrisitet: 220V/50Hz
valuta:
Aserbajdsjanske Manat: AZN
1AZN = 1,2503 USD
1AZN = 0,8899 EUR
Telefonkode:
+994-1
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Travel råd og advarsler Aserbajdsjan
| Tourism |
Tourism is an important part of the economy of Azerbaijan. The country's large abundance of natural and cultural attractions make it an attractive destination of visitors. The country was a well-known tourist spot in the 1980s, yet, the Nagorno-Karabakh War during the 1990s crippled the tourist industry and negatively impacted the image of Azerbaijan as a tourist destination.
It was not until 2000s that the tourism industry began to recover, and the country has since experienced a high rate of growth in the number of tourist visits and overnight stays. In the recent years, Azerbaijan has also becoming a popular destination for religious, spa, and health care tourism. |
| Traditons |
The Nevruz is the name given to New Year's Day by the Turks living in Central Asia, the Anatolian Turks, and the Iranians. The Nevruz occurs on the 22 March of our era and 9 March of the Gregorian calendar.
Nevruz lasts for three days in Azerbaijan and it is celebrated every year with big ceremonies between 21 and 23 March. The most important day after Nevruz is the 'ahir çerþenbe', or the last Wednesday - this day is called 'ýlin ahir tek tek'. The Wednesdays in the four weeks of the month of the celebration are also of great importance, and it is on the Tuesday before the 'ahir çerþenbe', that men go to the cemetery to recite the fatiha, a sura from the Koran, while women go to the cemetery with halva, pilaf rice and other dishes that they have prepared.
The most important day after the Nervruz is the "ahir çerçenhe". One of the customs of this feast is to throw rings in the water. A container filled with water is put in the middle of the living room; the girls sit around it, and throw their ring into it. The container is covered with a cloth, one of the girls takes a ring out, pronouncing the improvised quatrain, and dedicates it to the person to whom the ring belongs. |
| Climate |
Generally very warm, but low temperatures can occur, particularly in the mountains and valleys. Most of the rainfall is in the west.
Required clothing:
Warm clothing should be brought year-round to anywhere in the mountains. |
| Cuisine |
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| Language |
Azerbaijani or Azeri or Torki (Azərbaycanca, Azərbaycan türkcəsi, Azərbaycan dili) is a language belonging to the Turkic language family, spoken in southwestern Asia by the Azerbaijani people, primarily in Azerbaijan and northwestern Iran. Azerbaijani is member of the Oghuz branch of the Turkic languages and is closely related to Turkish, Qashqai and Turkmen. |
| Currency |
The Manat (code: AZN) is the currency of Azerbaijan. It is subdivided into 100 qəpik. The word manat is borrowed from "moneta" (coin) which is pronounced as "maneta". Manat was also the designation of the Soviet ruble in both the Azerbaijani and Turkmen languages.
The Azerbaijani manat symbol, , is currently not encoded in Unicode, and m, man. , can be used as a substitute for the manat symbol. |
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