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Baky

(Encyclopedia)Baky, Azerbaijan: see Bakı.

Apsheron

(Encyclopedia)Apsheron, peninsula, Azerbaijan: see Absheron. ...

Atropatene

(Encyclopedia)Atropatene: see Azerbaijan, region, Iran. ...

Karabakh

(Encyclopedia)Karabakh: see Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan. ...

Ardebil

(Encyclopedia)Ardebil ärdəbēlˈ [key], town, NW Iran, near the Republic of Azerbaijan. It is a market center for a fertile agricultural region. Carpets and rugs are produced in the t...

Mountain-Karabakh

(Encyclopedia)Mountain-Karabakh: see Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan. ...

Araxes

(Encyclopedia)Araxes, river, Turkey and Azerbaijan: see Aras. ...

Hulagu Khan

(Encyclopedia)Hulagu Khan ho͞oläˈgo͞o khän [key], 1217–65, Mongol conqueror, grandson of Jenghiz Khan. His brother Mangu, grand khan of the Mongols, directed him to quell a revolt in Persia. In 1256, in the ...

Kura

(Encyclopedia)Kura ko͝oräˈ [key], ancient Cyrus, Georgian Mktvari, Azeri Kür, river, c.950 mi (1,530 km) long, the chief river of Georgia and Azerbaijan. It rises in NE Turkey, NW of Kars, and flows NE into Geo...

gazelle

(Encyclopedia)gazelle, name for the many species of delicate, graceful antelopes of the genera Gazella, Eudorcas, and Nanger, inhabiting arid, open country. Most gazelles are found only in Africa, but several speci...