The Goychay Pomegranate Festival () is an annual cultural festival that is held in Goychay,

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a Boundaries between the continents, transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by ...

. The festival features Azerbaijani fruit-cuisine mainly the

pomegranate The pomegranate (''Punica granatum'') is a fruit-bearing deciduous shrub in the family Lythraceae, subfamily Punica, Punicoideae, that grows between tall. Rich in symbolic and mythological associations in many cultures, it is thought to have o ...

s from Goychay. At the festival, a cultural parade is held with dances and music. In 2020, the Goychay Pomegranate Festival was inscribed in the

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Concept

The festival features a fair and an exhibition that displays different local varieties of pomegranates as well as various pomegranate products produced by local enterprises. During the festival, music and dance performances are presented each year. The festival also includes athletic performances and various craftsmen, potters, millers, blacksmiths, artists, performances of folklore groups, paintings and Nick Usher.

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File:Granatäpfel.JPG, Pomegranate File:Azerbaijan-Pomegranate Festival (e-citizen).jpg,

Goychay (city) Goychay () is a city, municipality and the capital of the Goychay District of Azerbaijan. The municipality includes the city of Goychay and the nearby village of Qızılqaya. As of December 2016 the urban population of Goychay was estimated at ...

, 2011 year. One of the prepared stands at the Pomegranate Festival. File:Azerbaijan-Pomegranate Festival, making lavash bread (e-citizen).jpg,

, 2011 year. Women in national costumes are making

lavash Lavash (; ) is a thin flatbread usually leavened, traditionally baked in a tandoor (''tonir'' or ''tanoor'') or on a '' sajj'', and common to the cuisines of South Caucasus, West Asia, and the areas surrounding the Caspian Sea. Lavash is one ...

. File:Azerbaijan-Pomegranate Festival acrobat's performance (e-citizen).jpg,

, 2011 year. Acrobat's performance at the Pomegranate Festival.

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