“The Cultural Capital of Azerbaijan: Shusha” booklet, translated in seven languages, has been published by the Institute of the Oriental Studies after Ziya Bunyadov of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (AMEA). Presented in Azerbaijani, Russian, English, Turkish, Arabic, Persian and Chinese languages ...

Shusha will be nominated as an ECO tourism capital in 2026 during Azerbaijan’s presidency, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Jeyhun Bayramov said at the 26th meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) in Tashkent, Uzbekistan ...

The documentary film “Legend of Kharibulbul” by professional Swedish photographer and filmmaker Mikael Silkeberg has been screened at the Consulate General of Azerbaijan in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. The employees of the consulate, as well as Azerbaijanis living and studying ...

Azerpost LLC under the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport has issued a collection of 21 stamps on the theme “Shusha 270 years”. Each of the stamps, reflecting the history, architecture, literary environment ...

As part of events to celebrate the "Year of Shusha" in Azerbaijan, the country’s Embassy in Italy has organized the presentation of the book “Shusha - the cultural capital of Azerbaijan” published in Italian in the city of Soverato, Calabria region ...

Azerbaijani researchers originally from Tabriz currently living in France have today familiarized themselves with the host of historical sites and the picturesque nature of Azerbaijan’s city of Shusha ...

Azerbaijan’s city of Shusha has become a member of the League of Historical Cities (LHC). LHC Secretary General Shibata Shigenori made this announcement during the 18th World Conference of Historical Cities held in THE South Korean city of Andong on November ...

Azerbaijan’s city of Shusha has signed a letter of intent on cooperation with South Korean city of Andong, Peruvian city of Cusco and Greek city of Corinth. The document was signed on the sidelines of the 18th World Conference of the “League of Historical Cities” ...

A delegation of the Turkiye Travelers Club, comprising 30 travelers, led by President the Club Selman Arinc, whose name is included in the top 50 international travelers list of NomadMania global ranking, has today kicked off its visit to Azerbaijan’s Karabakh and Eastern Zangazur regions ...

The Baku Energy Forum has kicked off on the sidelines of the Baku Energy Week in the Azerbaijani capital. The two-day event will focus on global energy prospects, financing the transition to green energy, gas supplies, a map of exploration, production opportunities in the Caspian region ...

“Azerbaijani city of Shusha is the best nomination to be inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List. The city’s landscape, beauty, as well as great importance attached to the city by the Azerbaijani people confirm this once again”, said Former Chairman of Maltese National Commission for UNESCO Raymond Bondin ...

Algeria’s “Al-Shuruq”, “Al Hivar” newspapers, as well as “Al-Harir” news portal have posted an article by Chargé d'Affaires of Azerbaijan’s Embassy in the country Rafail Baghirov highlighting the meeting on the 30th anniversary of Azerbaijan-UN partnership held as part of ...

Shusha Castle implies the castle walls embracing the Shusha city of Azerbaijan – the pearl of Karabakh, which was liberated from Armenia's decades-long illegal occupation on November 8, 2020, and declared as the “Cultural Capital of Azerbaijan” by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev ...

Azerbaijan`s Ministry of Culture will launch the “Shusha talks” project next month, Minister of Culture Anar Karimov said at a public discussion on “Challenges and business opportunities in the creative industry”. He noted that people working in the creative industries will be invited to participate ...

Shusha – the pearl of Karabakh, which was liberated from Armenia's decades-long illegal occupation on November 8, 2020, and declared as the “Cultural Capital of Azerbaijan” by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, has always been distinguished by its unique urban planning architecture ...

The International Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation has held an event dedicated to the opening of the "Year of Shusha", which also featured a presentation of the film "Karabakhname" and an exhibition of paintings by the People's Artist of Azerbaijan Arif ...

After the liberation of Shusha, one of the significant centers of Azerbaijan’s historical, cultural, political and social life, the cradle of art and culture and the source of our pride, AZERTAC correspondents visited the homeland of Panahali Khan many times to make numerous reports and news of different topics ...

The Brussels-based EU Reporter news platform has published an article headlined “For Azerbaijan 2022 will be the 'Year of Shusha': What does it mean?”. Written by senior advisor at the Baku-based Center of Analysis of International Relations (AIR Center) Vasif Huseynov ...

The Uzbek portal “ziyouz.uz” has published an article on declaration of 2022 as the "Year of Shusha" in Azerbaijan. The article highlights the history and culture of Shusha. The article says that the city was founded in 1752 by Panahali khan, the founder of the Karabakh khanate ...