Azerbaijan is a geographical name of the country. On the one hand this name is linked with the population, which lived in this region for thousand of years ago, and who were mostly fire-worshippers. Local population considered that fire was their God and so they worshipped the fire. "Azer" means fire. The Turkic name "Azer" was used for this territory for a long time. The word "Azerbaijan" originates from the name of an ancient Turkish tribe, who resided in those territories.
Azerbaijan is one of the most ancient sites of humankind. The humankind was present here at every stage of their historical development. There were living settlements in Azerbaijan even at the earliest stages of humankind.
The time kept a range of ancient archeological and architectural monuments for our generation. The ancient headstones, manuscripts and models of carpets, preserved to the present times from the ancient ages, can provide much information to those who can and want to read them. If you wish to understand Azerbaijan and to know everything about it, you need to look at this country and its people with a friend"s eyes.
The policy of "Open Doors" carried out by the Azerbaijan government as well as the social and economic reformation and democratization of the society realized in the Republic allowed much more citizens of independent Azerbaijan to expand the scope of their ideas about the world and to get opportunities to visit foreign countries. The visits of foreign tourists to Azerbaijan is also increasing from day to day.
Azerbaijan has a great potential for developing the tourism industry - ancient cities, palaces, fortresses, mausoleums, mosques. Azerbaijan has always been famous for its sources of eternal fires - the atashgehs. There is a place called Yanardag (blazing mountain) in Absheron and thermal springs in some parts of Nakhichivan, Kelbejar, Masali, Lenkoran, Babadag.
In Surakhani, there is an eternal fire place. From the ancient times the fire worshippers from remote places and even the Indian priests were coming to Absheron in search of fire and finding it here. They built their main temples here in Surakhani and Ateshgah.
There are more than 6 thousand historical monuments of architecture in the territory of Azerbaijan. The natural climatic conditions of Azerbaijan are also unique. As it is well known, 9 climatic zones out of 11 exist in Azerbaijan.
There are picturesque natural landscapes, monuments of culture and modern tourist complexes in Azerbaijan. The Khudat-Yalama seacoast with the woods, seashores of Absheron and Lankaran is fine place for rest. In these places there are fine sandy beaches with water temperature is 22-26°C steadily kept within five and more months that provides long swimming season. The most attractive areas for Alpinism and winter sports are Shamakhi and Gusar. Many kinds of animals and birds are objects of license hunting, and in reserves they are very easy to see and to take photo of. In particular, the Gizilagach reserve, where in the winter months accumulates more than one million individuals of two hundred kinds of birds of passage, is very convenient for this purpose.
In Azerbaijan there a number of health-resorts with spas that gives an opportunity for treating of many illnesses yielding to natural therapy. Most resorts with mineral spas are also the tourist centres. Nakhchivan is especially rich with mineral sources; the only deposit of medical oil in the world - Naftalan - is completely unique.
Baku and Absheron peninsula, Nakhchivan, Guba-Khachmaz, Sheki-Zagatala, Lankaran-Astara regions, historical areas of Shirvan and Ganjabasar are most attractive for tourists in Azerbaijan. The lovely nature of these places, numerous ancient relics, wonderful ethnographical variety and astonishing skills of the local craftsmen will leave an unforgettable impression of Azerbaijan at its guests.
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