State

Azerbaijan

country in the Caucasus in Eastern Europe and Western Asia

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1991–1945
Founded
1991
Capital
Baku
Government
republic, unitary state, semi-presidential system
Languages
Azerbaijani, Azerbaijani Sign Language
Preceded by
Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic

Overview

Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a landlocked country at the boundary of Western Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia's republic of Dagestan to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Turkey (via the exclave of Nakhchivan) and Armenia to the west, and Iran to the south. Baku is the capital and largest city.

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Records (44)

  1. 625 CE — Battle of AghdamBattle
  2. 730 CE — Battle of BajarwanBattle
  3. 1046 — Battle of GanjaBattle
  4. 1162 — Dvin massacreMassacre
  5. 1195 — Battle of ShamkorBattle
  6. 1213 — Siege of GanjaSiege
  7. 1220–1356 — Mongol invasions of AzerbaijanInvasion
  8. 1236 — Siege of KhokhanaberdSiege
  9. 1386 — Timurid campaigns in AzerbaijanCampaign
  10. 1386 — Timur's campaign in AzerbaijanCampaign
  11. 1388–1401 — Siege of AlinjaSiege
  12. 1406 — Battle of NakhchivanBattle
  13. 1460 — Battle of the Samur RiverBattle
  14. 1501 — Battle of SharurBattle
  15. 1501 — Siege of BakuSiege
  16. 1511 — Şahkulu RevoltRebellion
  17. 1578 — Battle of MollahasanliBattle
  18. 1578 — Siege of ShamakhiSiege
  19. 1578 — Battle of ShamakhiBattle
  20. 1578 — Battle of ShahogluBattle
  21. 1588 — Battle of GanjaBattle
  22. 1606 — Siege of GanjaSiege
  23. 1607 — Siege of ShamakhiSiege
  24. 1723 — Siege of BakuSiege
  25. 1734–1735 — Siege of GanjaSiege
  26. 1750 — Battle of DanghisBattle
  27. 1751 — Battle of Agri-ChaiBattle
  28. 1752 — Battle of GanjaBattle
  29. 1774 — Battle of GavduşanBattle
  30. 1812 — Battle of ArkivanBattle
  31. 1826 — Battle of ShamkirBattle
  32. 1827 — Siege of AbbasabadSiege
  33. 1837 — Guba uprisingRebellion
  34. 1918 — Battle of BakuBattle
  35. 1918 — Battle of GoychayBattle
  36. 1918 — Shamkhor MassacreMassacre
  37. 1918 — Battle of KurdamirBattle
  38. 1918 — Shamakhi massacreMassacre
  39. 1918 — Battle of KaramaryanBattle
  40. 1918 — Battle of SalyanBattle
  41. 1919 — Battle of NakhchivanBattle
  42. 1919 — Battle of SharurBattle
  43. 1920 — Guba RiotsRebellion
  44. 1929–1930 — Isaxan RebellionRebellion

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