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Sona Akhundova-Bagirbekova
Sona Abdul gizi Akhundova-Bagirbekova (1886 – 1982) was an Azerbaijani and Soviet ophthalmologist, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor (1952), Honored Doctor of the Azerbaijan SSR (1960), Honored Scientist of Azerbaijan, Honored Scientist of the Azerbaijan SSR (1964). Early life and education Sona Akhundova was born in 1886. Having graduated from the Medical Faculty of the Moscow State University in 1923, she started to work at the Azerbaijan Scientific Research Institute for Ophthalmology first holding the position of Head of the eye injury department and then Deputy Director of the Institute for scientific work. Career Akhundova-Bagirbekova was considered a highly qualified specialist of the Azerbaijan Scientific Research Institute. She was also a professor at the department of eye diseases at the Azerbaijan State Institute for Advanced Training of Doctors named after Aziz Aliyev. In the 1940s, Akhundova-Bagirbekova completed qualification courses in Corneal transplant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baku
Baku (, ; az, Bakı ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world and also the largest city in the world located below sea level. Baku lies on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, alongside the Bay of Baku. Baku's urban population was estimated at two million people as of 2009. Baku is the primate city of Azerbaijan—it is the sole metropolis in the country, and about 25% of all inhabitants of the country live in Baku's metropolitan area. Baku is divided into twelve administrative raions and 48 townships. Among these are the townships on the islands of the Baku Archipelago, and the town of Oil Rocks built on stilts in the Caspian Sea, away from Baku. The Inner City of Baku, along with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower, were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000. The c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
