Ilham Aliyev
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
"Today multiculturalism is a state policy as well as lifestyle in Azerbaijan."
Ethnic - cultural diversity
AZERBAIJANI TURKS
The Azerbaijani Turks, whose general number is about 50 million people on the world, are the ancient indigenous people of the northern and western provinces of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Russian Republic of Dagestan, the East Anatolian region of Turkey, and Georgia along with the Republic of Azerbaijan
AVARS
Moving from the present Republic of Dagestan (Russia), due to challenges for survival, the Avars, who hold a special place on the colourful ethnic map of Azerbaijan, have settled since the early 16th century in Azerbaijan's northerneast - in the regions of Balakan and Zagatala with favourable climatic conditions, arable soils, and wide pastures
