Azerbaijan (disambiguation)
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Today, Azerbaijan or Azarbaijan is defined as north-west provinces of Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

, south of Aras River, and former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan, north of Aras.

The term may refer to:

Geography

  • Republic of Azerbaijan
    Azerbaijan
    Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...

    — a current state in Eurasia, formerly:
    • Azerbaijan SSR
      Azerbaijan SSR
      The Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic , also known as the Azerbaijan SSR for short, was one of the republics that made up the former Soviet Union....

       — a Soviet republic
      Republics of the Soviet Union
      The Republics of the Soviet Union or the Union Republics of the Soviet Union were ethnically-based administrative units that were subordinated directly to the Government of the Soviet Union...

       (1936–1991).
    • Azerbaijan Democratic Republic
      Azerbaijan Democratic Republic
      The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic was the first successful attempt to establish a democratic and secular republic in the Muslim world . The ADR was founded on May 28, 1918 after the collapse of the Russian Empire that began with the Russian Revolution of 1917 by Azerbaijani National Council in...

       — a short-lived republic (1918–1920).
    • Western Azerbaijan (political concept) — an irredentist concept of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

  • Azerbaijan (Iran)
    Azerbaijan (Iran)
    Azerbaijan or Azarbaijan , also Iranian Azerbaijan, Persian Azarbaijan is a region in northwestern Iran. It is also historically known as Atropatene and Aturpatakan....

    — a historic region in northern Iran
    • East Azerbaijan Province — one of four provinces in Iran.
    • West Azerbaijan Province — one of four provinces in Iran.
    • Azerbaijan People's Government
      Azerbaijan People's Government
      The Azerbaijan People's Government was a short-lived, Soviet-backed client state in northern Iran. Established in Iranian Azerbaijan, the APG's capital was the city of Tabriz...

       — a short-lived Soviet client state during its occupation of Iran (1945–1946).
    • Atropatene
      Atropatene
      Atropatene was an ancient kingdom established and ruled under local ethnic Iranian dynasts first with "Darius" of Persia and later "Alexander" of Macedonia, starting in the 4th century BC and includes the territory of modern-day Iranian Azarbaijan and Iranian Kurdistan. Its capital was Gazaca...

       — historical name of the Iranian region of Azerbaijan.
    • Aturpatakan — historical name of the Iranian region of Azerbaijan.

Miscellaneous

  • Azerbaijan — dance.
  • Azerbaijan — prospect in Baku
    Baku
    Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal...

    .
  • Azerbaijan — magazine.
  • Azerbaijan — a village in Azerbaijan.

Universities

Universities which are called with Azerbaijan name.
  • Azerbaijan International University
  • Azerbaijan Medical University
    Azerbaijan Medical University
    Azerbaijan Medical University, named after Nariman Narimanov is the formal name of the public medical school located in Baku, Azerbaijan. Due to difficulties with translation, the school is sometimes called: Azerbaijan Medical University, Azerbaijan State Medical University, Azerbaijan State...

  • Azerbaijan University of Languages
    Azerbaijan University of Languages
    Azerbaijan University of Languages is a public university located in Baku, Azerbaijan. The student body consists of approximately 4000 undergraduates and 900 graduate students...

  • Azerbaijan State Agricultural Academy
    Azerbaijan State Agricultural Academy
    Azerbaijan State Agricultural Academy , also referred to as the Azerbaijan Agricultural Academy , is a public university located in Ganja, Azerbaijan. The university has eight schools, 3830 students and 560 faculty members...

  • Azerbaijan Technical University
    Azerbaijan Technical University
    Azerbaijan Technical University is a public university, specialized in engineering, located in Baku, Azerbaijan. The University has 9 schools and 54 departments, 884 faculty members and approximately 6500 students....

  • Azerbaijan University of Tarbiat Moallem, Tabriz
    Tabriz
    Tabriz is the fourth largest city and one of the historical capitals of Iran and the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. Situated at an altitude of 1,350 meters at the junction of the Quri River and Aji River, it was the second largest city in Iran until the late 1960s, one of its former...

    , Iran
    Iran
    Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

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