The history of Azerbaijan is understood as the history of the region now forming the Republic of Azerbaijan. Topographically, the land is contained by the southern slopes of the Caucasus Mountains in the north, the Caspian Sea in the east, and the Armenian Highlands in the west.

History of Azerbaijan, survey of events in eastern Transcaucasia from ancient times to the present with a focus on the modern state of Azerbaijan.

2025年1月22日 · Azerbaijan was an independent nation from 1918 to 1920 but was then incorporated into the Soviet Union. It became a constituent (union) republic in 1936. Azerbaijan declared sovereignty on September 23, 1989, and independence on August 30, 1991.

2024年11月28日 · The history of Azerbaijan, a region defined by its geographical boundaries with the Caucasus Mountains, the Caspian Sea, the Armenian Highlands, and the Iranian Plateau, spans several millennia. The earliest significant state in the area was Caucasian Albania, established in ancient times.

Azerbaijan, [a] officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, [b] is a transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. [10] It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia's republic of Dagestan to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia and Turkey to the west, and Iran to the south.

The Azerbaijani dynasties of Qara-Qoyunlu and Aq-Qoyunlu ruled over Azerbaijan in 1410-1468 and 1468-1501 and under them Azerbaijan grew significantly in power. In 1501, the Safavid state was formed in Azerbaijan, which was named after the …

Location of Azerbaijan. The history of Azerbaijan goes back centuries before the USSR was formed. The population of Azerbaijan is a native to the Caucasus area, which are of turk descent.

2017年2月17日 · Archaeological excavations and anthropological studies confirm that the present-day Republic of Azerbaijan territory has been inhabited since the Paleolithic Period (2,500,000-200,000 before present, BP).

Azerbaijan is a unitary multiparty republic with one legislative body; its head of state and government is the president, assisted by the prime minister. Azerbaijan adjoins the Iranian region of the same name, and the origin of their respective inhabitants is the same.

Azerbaijan was a part of the Warsaw Pact, and it was considered to sit behind the Iron Curtain. Azerbaijan was a client state of the USSR until 1991. In 1991, the USSR collapsed, and overnight, many of these countries were given their independence and had to set up a government.