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Armenia and Azerbaijan

Armenia and Azerbaijan. Ms. Jennifer Meyer, Ed. S. Rutherford County Schools. Azerbaijan is located on the continent of Asia. Its capital is Baku. It is in the Caucasus Mountains on the coast of the Caspian Sea. It is a part of the former Soviet Union. Most Azeris are Muslim. Geography.

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Armenia and Azerbaijan

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  1. Armenia and Azerbaijan Ms. Jennifer Meyer, Ed. S. Rutherford County Schools

  2. Azerbaijan is located on the continent of Asia. Its capital is Baku. It is in the Caucasus Mountains on the coast of the Caspian Sea. It is a part of the former Soviet Union. Most Azeris are Muslim. Geography

  3. Armenia is located on the continent of Asia. Its capital is Yerevan. It is part of the former Soviet Union. Armenians are mostly Christians. It is in the Caucasus Mountains and is landlocked with no access to the sea. Geography

  4. Geography

  5. Geography • The Nagorno-Karabakh region is part of Armenia and Azerbaijan. • They have been fighting over it for a long time. • Armenia now has control of the land. • Many Azeris had to move and are refugees. • Many Armenians are refugees too.

  6. Politics • Azerbaijan feels like Nagorno-Karabahk is part of its country. • Armenia feels like it should be a part of their country since most of the people living there are Armenian. • The OSCE has been managing a cease-fire since 1994.

  7. Politics • The Minsk Group is: USA, France, Russia and representatives from Armenia, Azerbaijan and Western Europe. • Three Goals • framework for conflict resolution; negotiation process • agreement on the cessation of the armed conflict • Promoting the peace process by deploying OSCE multinational peacekeeping forces ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 17 July 2010 – The Heads of Delegation of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair countries, Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergei Lavrov, Foreign Minister of France Bernard Kouchner, and Deputy Secretary of State of the United States James Steinberg. . . .

  8. Pop Quiz • What continent are Armenia and Azerbaijan located on? • Europe • Asia • Australia • Antarctica

  9. Pop Quiz • What is Nagorno-Karabakh • A breakfast cereal • A country in Asia • A famous vacation spot • An area that two countries are fighting over

  10. Pop Quiz • What mountains are Armenia and Azerbaijan a part of? • The Caucasus Mountains • The Alps • The Smoky Mountains • The Andes Mountains

  11. Pop Quiz • Why are there refugees in Armenia and Azerbaijan? • The war has made people flee their homes. • The people wanted to leave. • The soldiers made people leave. • The people are looking for food.

  12. Pop Quiz • What organization is helping solve the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh? • A French one • A Russian one • An Australian one • A European one

  13. Sources/ResourcesRetrieved February 12, 2012 http://www.lonelyplanet.com/maps/europe/azerbaijan/ http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fil:Nagorno-Karabakh_Occupation_Map.jpg http://www.igooglemaps.com/asia/armenia/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caucasus http://lib.utexas.edu/maps/asia.html http://etiraz.com/2011/06/osce-baku-office-to-host-government-opposition-dialogue/ http://www.osce.org/mg/66872 http://www.arfd.info/2010/07/17/joint-statement-by-the-heads-of-delegation-of-the-minsk-group-co-chair-countries/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caucasus_Mountains http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/email/unlocking-the-nagorno-karabakh-conflict http://www.realmagick.com/caucasus-mountains/ http://www.womenaid.org/press/info/aid/conflict.html http://ditord.com/2010/07/29/osce-minsk-group-co-chairs-to-visit-the-region-in-early-september/

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