Explore Azerbaijan with 10 easy questions about its cities, coastline, language, food and traditions. This quiz is a quick way to test what you know and discover something new.
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Correct answer: Baku.
Baku is Azerbaijan’s capital and largest city.
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Correct answer: Azerbaijani.
Azerbaijani is Azerbaijan’s official language and belongs to the Turkic language family.
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Correct answer: Caspian Sea.
Azerbaijan’s eastern coast faces the Caspian Sea, an inland body of water.
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Correct answer: Manat.
Azerbaijan uses the manat, abbreviated AZN.
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Correct answer: Iran.
Iran lies south of Azerbaijan and also borders its Nakhchivan exclave.
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Correct answer: Pomegranates.
Nar Bayrami is the pomegranate festival of Azerbaijan’s Goychay region.
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Correct answer: Oil.
Oil is a major Azerbaijani export and is produced both onshore and in the Caspian Sea.
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Correct answer: Caucasus.
The Greater and Lesser Caucasus mountains extend into Azerbaijan.
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Correct answer: Yalli.
Yalli is a tradition of group dances, including Kochari and Tenzere, associated with Nakhchivan.
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Correct answer: Plov.
Plov is a traditional rice dish, with many regional and household variations in Azerbaijan.
What Did We Learn Today?
Baku is Azerbaijan’s capital, the manat is its currency, and its eastern coast faces the Caspian Sea. Pomegranates, plov and Yalli offer introductions to the country’s food and cultural traditions.
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