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Baba-Dervish Settlement
Baba-Dervish Azerbaijani language, (azərb. Baba-Dərviş) is an ancient settlement in the western part of Qazax, Gazakh district in Azerbaijan, on the left bank of the Agstafachay river Baba-dervish near the Khanlyglar village. Archaeological excavations conducted from 1958 to 1966 revealed three cultural layers here. This settlement is included in the list of archaeological monuments of world significance by the government of Azerbaijan. As a rule, the Baba-Dervish settlement consists of a series of 5 hills. According to the results of research conducted by the Institute of History, this settlement existed at the beginning of the III Millennium BC. Archaeological excavations In 1958, the Gazakh archaeological expedition of the Institute of History started to carry out research in the area Baba-Dervish settlement for the first time. In the autumn of 1960, the excavation area was 60 sq.m; in 1961–1962 – 600 sq.m. Archaeological artefacts found in 1965 were handed over to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azerbaijani Language
Azerbaijani () or Azeri (), also referred to as Azeri Turkic or Azeri Turkish, is a Turkic language from the Oghuz sub-branch spoken primarily by the Azerbaijani people, who live mainly in the Republic of Azerbaijan where the North Azerbaijani variety is spoken, and in the Azerbaijan region of Iran, where the South Azerbaijani variety is spoken. Although there is a very high degree of mutual intelligibility between both forms of Azerbaijani, there are significant differences in phonology, lexicon, morphology, syntax, and sources of loanwords. North Azerbaijani has official status in the Republic of Azerbaijan and Dagestan (a federal subject of Russia), but South Azerbaijani does not have official status in Iran, where the majority of Azerbaijani people live. It is also spoken to lesser varying degrees in Azerbaijani communities of Georgia and Turkey and by diaspora communities, primarily in Europe and North America. Both Azerbaijani varieties are members of the Oghuz b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
