Azeri is a non-Indo-European language, so it is a challenge for an English speaker who has no experience with unrelated languages. Being a Turkic language, Azeri is quite similar to Turkish, Uzbek, and some others. If you learn Azeri, you will have little difficulty learning some of the other Turkic languages.
Large oil reserves are a major contributor to
Azerbaijan's economy. The national currency, the
Azerbaijani manat, was stable in 2000, depreciating 3.8% against the dollar.
Economy of Azerbaijan.
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| GDP per capita rank | 102nd (nominal, 2019) 73rd (PPP, 2019) |
| GDP by sector | agriculture: 6.1% industry: 53.5% services: 40.4% (2017 est.) |
Turkish and Azeri are about 60% mutually intelligible to those with no prior exposure. For example, "köpek" is the more common word for dog in Turkish, "it" is more common in Azeri. Both languages use both words, but the less commonly used word in each language is generally more offensive.
Iranian Azerbaijan is generally considered the north-west portion of Iran comprising the provinces of East Azerbaijan, West Azerbaijan, and Ardabil,. It shares borders with the Republic of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkey, and Iraq. There are 17 rivers and two lakes in the region.
Ethnically, Azeris are Turkic, predominantly involved with Turkic culture, moderately by Western cultures and slightly influenced by Persian and Arabic. We speak Turkic language and it is the official language of Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan is an overwhelmingly Muslim country. Estimates include 96.9% (Shia Islam), 90.7% (Berkley Center, 2012), 99.2% (Pew Research Center, 2009) of the population identifying as Muslim.
In general, Azerbaijan is safe for all people traveling solo, but some women have reported incidents of unwanted male attention while walking alone and taking taxis. If going out at night, make sure you have someone to accompany you just to be safe.
Azerbaijani and Turkish are mutually intelligible to people who have been accustomed to and have heard the languages before. Yes they are, but Azeri Turkic has some words that Anatolian Turks wouldn't recognize (ex. Pul, Hicvaxt). Azeris can understand Anatolian Turks more than the other way around.
Azeris are a combination of Turkic groups descending from Central Asia, and Caucasian native populations. Azeris are a combination of Turkic groups descending from Central Asia, and Caucasian native populations. Though Azeris share some cultural traits with actual Middle Easterners, those are few.
The primary and official language of Azerbaijan is Azerbaijani, Azeri, a Turkic language closely related to and partially mutually intelligible with Modern Turkish. Together with Turkish, Turkmen and Gagauz, Azerbaijani is a member of Oghuz branch of southwestern group Turkic language family.
Except Turkmen, the Oghuz branch of Turkic languages including Azerbaijani and Gagauz, along with Crimean Tatar because of its close historical ties despite it being a member of a different branch of the Turkic language family, are up to 70 to 95% mutually intelligible with Turkish spoken in Turkey- the difference in
Azeris and Turks are both Turkic people. They are genetically and racially speaking White/Mediterranean/Caucasian. Even Azerbaijan itself is located in Caucasus region. Hair, skin and eye color can vary from Mediterranean phenotypes to Nordic phenotypes.
Baku
| Baku Bakı |
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| • Urban | 2,795,000 |
| • Metro | 4,670,740 |
| Demonym(s) | Bakuvian Azerbaijani: Bakılı |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
Got it! Most people in Azerbaijan can't speak English, which means you'll need to know a phrase or two if you want to get away from the touristy areas. Russian is the second language and speaking a few words will go a long way when travelling in the Caucasus and Eastern Europe.
Pronounce Names
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| Pronunciation: | AZSH-ERR-BAR-ZSH-ARN |
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| Gender: | Male |
| Origin: | Asian |
Persians are Iran's largest ethnic group, but nearly a dozen other ethnicities represent well over a third of the 79 million population. The largest ethnic groups, which are major factors in Iranian politics, are Azeris, Kurds, Arabs, Baluchis, and Lors. Others include Turkomen, Qashqai, Mazandarani, Talysh and Gilaki.
You can freely eat and drink in public places. Beer and alcohol you can buy even in small market and I can say it's cheap. You can still enjoy your visit. Thus, answer is that alcohol is allowed in Azerbaijan.
Baku Food and Other Popular Azerbaijan Food Dishes
- Plov. Plov One of the most famous and widespread Azeri food, Plov is a classic Azerbaijan food preparation featuring saffron-flavoured rice, cooked using meat, onions, prunes, dry fruits, eggs, and fresh herbs.
- Dolma.
- Baliq.
- Lavangi.
- Lyulya Kebab.
- Piti.
- Pakhlava.
- Halva.
Cost of Living in Baku
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| Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) | 10.00 man |
| Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 1.51 man |
| Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 3.73 man |
| Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) | 4.00 man |
Russian is the official language of Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, and it's considered an unofficial lingua franca in Ukraine and many former Soviet countries. These include Azerbaijan, Estonia, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
Azerbaijan, the land of fire!
This natural fire, known as Yanar Dağ, has been blazing in Azerbaijan for at least 65 years. One of Azerbaijan's most famous sites is Yanar Dağ (or “Burning Mountain“), a natural glowing fire burning on a hillside along the Caspian Sea.Baku is a very safe city to visit, especially city center and surrounding areas. No matter what is your gender, you can walk around the street safely. Even midnight it is still safe. One of the reasons for this is that you can see police everywhere, this somehow makes you feel safer.
According to a modern etymology, the term Azerbaijan derives from that of Atropates, a Persian satrap under the Achaemenid Empire, who was later reinstated as the satrap of Media under Alexander the Great. The original etymology of this name is thought to have its roots in the once-dominant Zoroastrianism.
