Azerbaijan

## Flag

**Azerbaijan**, officially the **Republic of Azerbaijan**, is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia (Republic of Dagestan) to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia and Turkey to the west, and Iran to the south. Baku is the capital and largest city.

## History

### Prehistory

* Guruchay culture
* Acheulean culture
* Mousterian peoples
* Shulaveri–Shomu culture
* Kura–Araxes culture
* Khojaly–Gadabay culture
* Talish-Mughan culture

### Antiquity

* Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity)
* Caucasian Albania
* Medes
* Achaemenid Empire
* Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity)
* Roman Empire
* Parthian Empire
	+ Arsacid dynasty of Armenia
* Sasanian Empire
	+ Caucasian Albania (Sasanian province)

### Middle Ages

* Khazar Khaganate (Khazars)
* Rashidun Caliphate
* Umayyad Caliphate
* Abbasid Caliphate
* Feudal states
	+ Shirvanshah
	+ Sajid dynasty
	+ Sallarid dynasty
	+ Shaddadids
	+ Buyid dynasty
* Seljuk Empire
* Eldiguzids
* Mongol Empire
* Ilkhanate
* Chobanids
* Timurid Empire
* Qara Qoyunlu
* Aq Qoyunlu

### Early Modern History

* Safavid Iran
* Afsharid Iran
* Khanates of the Caucasus
* Zand dynasty
* Qajar Iran?
* Russian Empire

### Modern Period

* Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic
* Azerbaijan Democratic Republic
* Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic
* Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic
* Republic of Azerbaijan (1991 - present)

## Movements

### Autonomy

#### Talysh-Mughan Autonomous Republic

* Talysh province with regional administation

## Subdivisions

### Economic Regions

#### Absheron-Khizi Economic Region

* Absheron District
* Khizi District
* Sumgait

#### Central Aran Economic Region

* Agdash District
* Goychay District
* Kurdamir District
* Ujar District
* Yevlakh District
* Yevlakh
* Zardab District
* Mingachevir

#### Mil-Mughan Economic Region

* Beylagan District
* Imishli District
* Saatly District
* Sabirabad District

#### Shirvan-Salyan Economic Region

* Bilasuvar District
* Hajigabul District
* Neftchala District
* Salyan District (Azerbaijan)
* Yevlakh District
* Şirvan

#### Mountainous Shirvan Economic Region

* Agsu District
* Gobustan District
* Ismayilli District
* Shamakhi District

#### Ganja-Dashkasan Economic Region

* Dashkasan District
* Goranboy District
* Goygol District
* Samukh District
* Ganja
* Naftalan

#### Gazakh-Tovuz Economic Region

* Aghstafa District
* Gadabay District
* Qazax District
* Shamkir District
* Tovuz District

#### Guba-Khachmaz Economic Region

* Quba District (Azerbaijan)
* Qusar District
* Khachmaz District
* Shabran District
* Siyazan District

#### East Zangezur Economic Region

* Qubadli District
* Jabrayil District
* Kalbajar District
* Lachin District
* Zangilan District

#### Lankaran-Astara Economic Region

* Astara District
* Jalilabad District (Azerbaijan)
* Lankaran District
* Lerik District
* Masally District
* Yardimli District
* Lankaran

#### Nakhchivan Economic Region

* Babek District
* Julfa District
* Kangarli District
* Ordubad District
* Sadarak District
* Shahbuz District
* Sharur District
* Nakhchivan (city)

#### Shaki-Zagatala Economic Region

* Balakan District
* Qabala District
* Qakh District
* Oghuz District
* Shaki District
* Zagatala District
* Shaki

#### Karabakh Economic Region

* Aghjabadi District
* Barda District
* Aghdam District
* Fuzuli District
* Khojaly District
* Khojavend District
* Shusha District
* Tartar District
* Stepanakert