Azerbaijan

[ ah-zer-bahy-jahn, az-er-bahy-jan; Russian uh-zyir-bahy-jahn ]

noun

1. Also Azerbaidzhan. Formerly Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. a republic in Transcaucasia, N of Iran and W of the Caspian Sea. 33,430 sq. mi. (86,600 sq. km). : Baku.
2. a region of NW Iran, divided into two provinces in 1938: East Azerbaijan ( : Tabriz) and West Azerbaijan ( : Orumiyeh).

Azerbaijan

/ ˌæzəbaɪˈdʒɑːn /

noun

1. a republic in NW Asia: the region was acquired by Russia from Persia in the early 19th century; became the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic in 1936 and gained independence in 1991; consists of dry subtropical steppes around the Aras and Kura rivers, surrounded by the Caucasus; contains the extensive Baku oilfields. Language: Azerbaijani (or Azeri). Religion: Shiite Muslim. Currency: manat. Capital: Baku. Pop: 9 590 159 (2013 est). Area: 86 600 sq km (33 430 sq miles)
2. a mountainous region of NW Iran, separated from the republic of Azerbaijan by the Aras River: divided administratively into Eastern Azerbaijan and Western Azerbaijan . Capitals: Tabriz and Orumiyeh. Pop: 2 119 524 (2002 est)

Azerbaijan

1. Republic in southwestern Asia , bordered to the north by Georgia and Russia , to the east by the Caspian Sea , to the south by Iran , and to the west by Armenia . Its capital and largest city is Baku.

Notes

This former member of the Soviet Union declared its independence in 1991.

Predominantly Muslim , Azerbaijan has been involved in an often violent dispute with Armenia, its predominantly Christian neighbor, over Nagorno-Karabakh, a mainly Armenian region of Azerbaijan.

The country possesses valuable oil reserves.

Example Sentences

Scientists, politicians and world leaders are meeting at the annual UN climate summit, COP29, in Azerbaijan during what is set to be the hottest year on record.

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This week, world leaders have gathered in Baku, Azerbaijan, for COP29 - the latest round of UN climate talks.

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Global leaders are currently meeting in Azerbaijan to discuss solutions to a warming planet.

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Azerbaijan followed on from another major oil producer, the United Arab Emirates, which held the conference in Dubai last year.

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The discovery was announced at the same time as the UN climate talks COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan that are trying to make progress in tackling climate change.

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