Azerbaijan - Nakhchivan

 

The Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic - Nakhchivan City

The Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic (Azerbaijani: Naxçıvan Muxtar Respublikası) is a landlocked exclave of Azerbaijan. The region covers 5,363 km² and borders Armenia (221 km) to the east and north, Iran (179 km) to the south and west, and Turkey (15 km) to the northwest. The capital is Nakhchivan City. Read More...

Shah-goli, Tabriz

Shah-goli (Azerbaijani :Şah Gölü) is the name of a large park in Tabriz, Iran. Early history of the Shah-goli is not clear. However, it seems that it was used as a water resource for agricultural purposes. It was used as a summer palace during the Qadjar dynasty (when Tabriz was the official residence of Prince of Iran). It contains a palace that is surrounded by a great square water pool almost 12 meters deep. During 2nd Pahlavi's it was reconstructed.

After the Iranian Revolution of 1979 as normal process for that period for removing Shah name from everywhere the name of Shah-goli was changed to El-goli (Azerbaijani: El Gölü) in official documents in but the name in common use continues to be Shah-goli. Read More...

Blue Mosque, Tabriz

The Blue Mosque (Masjed-e Kabūd; Azerbaijani: Göt Məscid) is a famous historic mosque in Tabrīz, Iran. The mosque and some other public buildings were constructed in 1465 upon the order of Jahan Shah, the ruler of Kara Koyunlu.

The mosque was severely damaged in an earthquake in 1779, leaving only the entrance iwan. Reconstruction began in 1973 by the late Reza Memaran Benam under the supervision of Iranian Ministry of Culture. However, the tiling is still incompelete. Read More...

Baku City - Azerbaijan

Iran, Tabriz (South Azerbaijan) - El golu Park