Posts From safaelsafa
Ecotourism is “Guiding Star” of the Future of Azerbaijan Tourism Industry
Vugar Dargahov, Member of the Executive Board, AzETA Samir Dubendi, Executive Director, AzETA Ecological tourism or ecotourism is one of the fastest growing types of tourism in the world and is almost the most modern and at the same time
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Between the Mountain and the Sea Birdwatching on the Caspian Coast
By Jill Sperandio The flora and fauna of Azerbaijan is varied and rich. The inventories of scientific organizations spell this out in dry, unromantic prose and numbers. They tell us of 9 climate zones with their related habitats, 256 species
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In Fact, Phase 2 of Shah Deniz is a Very Important Project, But It is Also a Very Costly One
An interview with Marc Feiullade, Country Reprenstative of TOTAL to Azerbaijan. AT: Total Azerbaijan is about to start exploration and drilling in Absheron field. It must be the deepest exploration well (deeper than 7000 meters) in the Caspian Sea among
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I think Both Azerbaijan and Norway are Well Placed to Adapt and Benefit from these New Realities
An interview with Mr. Torleif Haugland, Managing Director, Carbon Limits. AT: When was Carbon Limits of Norway established? Please, give broad information on its multi-ramified activities to our readers. Carbon Limits was established in 2005 and has since then had
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Women Tend to Have Different Perspectives, other Issues, and other Ways of Working then Men
An interview with Mrs. Gerd-Liv Valla, former Minister of Justice and Police, and the first female resident of the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (largest umbrella organization of labour unions in Norway). AT: Norway is associated with fish, oil and
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It Is Remarkable That Jewish Communities Have Been Flourishing in Azerbaijan Since Time Immemorial
Exclusive interview with Mr. Dan Stav, Ambassador of Israel to Azerbaijan. A.T.: Dear Mr. Ambassador, given a 24-year history of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Azerbaijan and State of Israel, what ups and downs would you respectively make the
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Haji Zeynalabdin Tagiyev: Honor of Muslims of the Caucasus
By Farhad Jabbarov He was called the “Father of the Nation” in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. An illiterate man from a poor family, he was mentioned in the media and books of his time more frequently than
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Baku the Capital of the Land of Fire
Modern-day Baku meets the most exquisite expectations of tourists traveling from various parts of the world with anticipation to see historical monuments and state-of-the-art architectural buildings. The capital of Azerbaijan bears an imprint of cultures and historical events ranging from
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The Inaugural European Games in Baku Will Be A Great Event
An Interview Mr. Abulfaz Karayev, Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Azerbaijan. By Rovshan Pashazadeh.AT: In 2015, Azerbaijan will host its first ever European Olympic Games. And for the first time, these first games will cause a
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How I Was Turned Away from Nagorny Karabakh
By Artem Yefimov I as an admirer of Armenian temple architecture was mainly interested in ancient monasteries of Gandsasar and Dadivank in Nagorny Karabakh. My friend Max who had already been to Pridnestrovye, Southern Ossetia and Abkhazia as a photographer,
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