Azerbaijan is an ancient country with rich history and culture.
Azer means “fire”. The people living in Azerbaijan before thousands of years from today worshiped the fire as they considered it as their god. The word ‘Azer’ has two parts – ‘az’ and ‘er’.
Azerbaijan is also known as “the Land of Fire”.
Azerbaijan–the name of the country–is also considered to have originated from the name of an ancient Turkish tribe, who lived in those territories.
Before the establishment of Soviet power in Azerbaijan, there were 2,000 mosques in the country. However, most of these mosques were closed in the 1930s.
The government is also accused of authoritarianism as it amended the presidential term limit from 5 years to 7 years in 2016.
The country got hold of its independence on August 30th, 1991.