Upper Caravanserai in Sheki | Azerbaijan

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Sheki is one of Azerbaijan's most picturesque towns, filled with cobbled streets and medieval architecture.

The Upper caravanserai is a historical monument in Sheki dating back to the 18th century.  It was used by merchants to store their goods in cellars, who traded on the first floor, and lived on the second.

Sheki is located at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, bordered by the Caspian Sea and the Caucasus Mountains. It was an important thoroughfare on the Silk Road, the ancient web of trade routes linking East and West.

Historic Centre of Sheki with the Khan’s Palace is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Maiden Tower | Azerbaijan

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The Maiden Tower is a 12th-century monument in the Old City, Baku, Azerbaijan. Along with the Shirvanshahs' Palace, dated to the 15th century, it forms a group of historic monuments listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Gobustan Rock Art | Azerbaijan

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Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The site has an outstanding collection of more then 6,000 rock paintings.

They depict primitive men, animals, battle-pieces, ritual dances, bullfights, boats with armed oarsmen, warriors with lances in their hands, camel caravans, pictures of sun and stars, on the average dating back to 5,000-20,000 years.

Flags of the World | Azerbaijan

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The flag of Azerbaijan was adopted on 5 February 1990. Each color of the flag has its own meaning. The blue color represents the Turkic origin of Azerbaijani people and Turkic heritage. The red color means building a modern society, developing democracy, modernization and development. The green color, together with the crescent, expresses affiliation to the Islamic civilization and the Islamic religion.

Shirvanshah's Palace | Azerbaijan

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Shirvanshahs' Palace is located in the Old City of Baku, capital of Azerbaijan. In December 2000, the Old City of Baku, including the Palace of the Shirvanshahs and Maiden Tower, became the first location in Azerbaijan to be classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Two stamps issued by the “Tiny Stamp Department”. I think these are the smallest stamps I have seen yet. Both are part of a set of five definitive stamps, issued in 2014, picturing domestic cats.  

Baku the capital of Azerbaijan

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The statue is in honor of Uzeyir bey Abdul Huseyn oglu Hajibeyov (1885 – 1948). He was an Azerbaijani and Soviet composer, conductor, publicist, playwright, teacher, translator, and social figure. He is recognized as the father of Azerbaijani classical music and opera. He is the first Muslim author of an opera.

The building is the Musical Academy of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.

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(butterfly) The Apollo or Mountain Apollo (Parnassius apollo), is a butterfly of the Papilionidae family. It is found on mountains in Europe,  usually above 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) up to 2,000 m (6,600 ft), preferring flowery meadows and mountain pastures.

(flower) Gagea is a large genus of spring flowers in the Liliaceae found in Europe and western Asia. It is named after the English naturalist Sir Thomas Gage.