Where more than 12 thousands animal species lives, many plants existing on earth grows, among which possible to mention, iron tree, Iberian oak, persimmon, Sophora Japanese, jasmine bushes…
Inhabitants of this country took crude oil bathes to treat scores of illnesses, including arthritis, rheumatism and psoriasis and spent one or two week in salt caves and salt sanatoriums for asthma therapy, wea
ves one of the best carpets of the world and UNESCO includes those carpets to “World heritage” list. People enjoy their free time, tasting and discovering local cuisine, which consists from more than 300 types of dishes, thus cooking pilaf in more than 120 variations. And certainly they drink it with a wonderful wine listening to national music “Mugam” which hasn’t any analogy in the world. Maybe that’s why they are famous with its hospitality. Even the first people could value how beautiful were these lands choosing them as one of the first settlements of prehistoric time and leaving them more than 3500 rock images. Many year ago there was the first oil well, it was used the first oil-tanker and firstly in the world it began extracting oil in the sea. And certainly achieving such high results by 1901 year more than half of world oil was extracted only here. And in the difficult time of the Second World War 80 percent of oil of soviet army reported here. No wonder Adolf Hi**er on his birthday choosing a piece of a huge cake in the form of a map of Europe, chose a piece of the capital of this country as the most desirable. The famous "Nobel Prize" is still paid from funds earned here Alfred Nobel and his company office is still operational in the capital. This country is called differently. "Land of Fire" because there is a burning mountain and preserved temple of Zoroastrians, which still does not go mystical flame. "Mars on Earth" because 90% of the world's mud volcanoes can be found here, while NASA claims that mud volcanoes are similar to the heights of the red planet. But this is a country of color, tolerance and culture. In the capital alone, people live to 72 different nationalities. There are temples all major faiths. When all of the above is a modern and rapidly developing country with a rich history. Which was and is the cultural center of the region. Of all Muslim countries for the first time in this country gave women the right to vote and built opera. Maybe that's why this country is the first democratic secular republic in the Muslim world. Only by visiting the capital of this beautiful country, you can understand how much can be a beautiful city. Welcome to Azerbaijan
