Old Azerbaijan

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Military dresses of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, 1918.

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Old view of Shamaki, Azerbaijan. Created by Moynet, published on Le Tour du Monde, Paris, 1860.

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Azerbaijani mugam trio in the 16th century miniature of Nizami Ganjavi’s Khosrow and Shirin

The art of Azerbaijani Ashiqs combines poetry, storytelling, dance and vocal and instrumental music into a traditional performance art. This art is one of the symbols of Azerbaijani culture and considered an emblem of national identity and the guardian of Azerbaijani language, literature and music.

Characterized by the accompaniment of the kopuz, a stringed musical instrument, the classical repertoire of Azerbaijani Ashiqs includes 200 songs, 150 literary-musical compositions known as dastans, nearly 2,000 poems and numerous stories.

The earliest traces of art of Azerbaijani ashiqs can be found in the 7th century Book of Dede Korkut, which contains the most famous epic stories of the Oghuz Turks. x

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Old illustration of Ateshgah of Baku, or Fire Temple. Created by Moynet, published on Le Tour du Monde, Paris, 1860

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“The portrait of Khurshidbanu Natavan” by Oqtay Sadikhzade, 1893. National Art Museum of Azerbaijan.

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"View of Baku" by Petr Petrovich Vereshchagin. 1872, National Art Museum of Azerbaijan.

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"The portrait of Rasul Rza" by Tahir Salahov. 1971, National Art Museum of Azerbaijan.

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“Mosque in Baku” Richard Zommer (1866-1939).

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“The portrait of Shaykh al-Islām”, Ali bey Huseinzade (1864-1940).