Smithsonian Institution congratulates Nizami Ganjavi International Center on Ganja’s 4,000th anniversary
Baku, July 7 (AZERTAC). The director of Smithsonian Institution’s Asian Cultural History Program Paul Michael Taylor has sent a letter to the Nizami Ganjavi International Center on the occasion of the 4,000th anniversary of Ganja, Azerbaijan`s second largest city.
The letter reads: “On behalf of the Smithsonian Institution’s Asian Cultural History Program, I am writing to join in congratulating the Nizami Ganjavi International Center on the occasion. Ganja is a beautiful and ancient city, whose name appears with admiration in Greek and Roman documents and… whose many accomplishments include the flowering of literature and philosophy there during Medieval times (particularly with the works of Nizami Ganjavi). The city’s greatness continued into modern times when it was the location for the founding in 1918 of the first Azerbaijan Republic, an early beacon of democracy. In fact there is more in Ganja to celebrate beyond these 4,000 years of history, because a careful examination of locally found artifacts now housed in Ganja’s archaeology museum indicates that the area now occupied by this city had an even earlier human habitation.
With sincere congratulations and best wishes to all those who are now celebrating this important anniversary year.”
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