Culture · Azerbaijan

• CraftKelaghayiWomen's silk headscarves block-printed with patterns, a UNESCO-listed craft since 2014.Read more →
• CraftSericulture and silkThe tradition of raising silkworms and weaving silk, with Shaki as its centre, inscribed as multinational UNESCO heritage in 2022.Read more →
• CraftArt of miniatureThe fine painting that adorned manuscripts, with the Tabriz school among its summits; multinational UNESCO heritage since 2020.Read more →

• CarpetAzerbaijani carpetA weaving art thousands of years old, with the Guba, Shirvan, Baku, Ganja, Gazakh, Karabakh and Tabriz schools. UNESCO heritage since 2010.Read more →

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More of the culture

• Music →Music of the Turkic world: famous works, national instruments, genres from mugham to küy, composers and performers.
• Dances →From Yalli to Kara Zhorga: the national dances of the Turkic peoples, their meaning and history.
• Cuisine →From plov to beshbarmak: the dishes, drinks and sweets of Turkic cuisine.
• Language and literature →Turkic languages, epics, books, writers and poets: from the Orkhon inscriptions to today.
• Religion →From Tengrism to Islam: the beliefs, holy places and religious figures of the Turkic peoples.

Did you know?

• The Azerbaijan Carpet Museum's building is shaped like a rolled carpet.

  Azerbaijani carpet →