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Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan. By Sean Trepanier. Geography. 86,600 sq. km Slightly smaller than Maine Looks like a Phoenix Dry, semiarid, and steppe Large and flat Lowest point: Death Dune at 28 m. Highest point is Caspian Sea at 4,485 m. One resource is bauxite. Language. Russian and Azeri

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Azerbaijan

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  1. Azerbaijan By Sean Trepanier

  2. Geography • 86,600 sq. km • Slightly smaller than Maine • Looks like a Phoenix • Dry, semiarid, and steppe • Large and flat • Lowest point: Death Dune at 28 m. Highest point is Caspian Sea at 4,485 m. • One resource is bauxite.

  3. Language • Russian and Azeri • Azeri controlled but then Russian came tobe a language

  4. History • Heydar elected president • Brought power, independence and strongarmy during Soviet invasion • Son Ilham prime minister • Heydar died of bad illness • Ilham elected president

  5. Holidays • International New Year • Republic Day celebrates the day their republic evolved • National Salvation Day celebrates when they gained independence from the Soviet Union

  6. Family • Married live with the man’s parents for a while • Rural Azeris live in extended familiesto care and save money

  7. Bibliography • www.wilsoncreek.org - Culture Grams • https://www.cia.gov– World Fact Book

  8. Music • Folk • Rock • Big concerts and restaurants

  9. Important thing I learned • I learned that not all Asian people were Chinese

  10. The end Goodnight!!

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