Intersections

Summer Holidays at Datcha - Not to Be Confused with a Dacha.

Fires, quakes and party-crazed fellow tourists can’t spoil a family holiday for Azerbaijani blogger Nailya and her family in southern Turkey.

Lagan – The Curious Caspian Town That Nobody’s Heard Of

A prize-winning Caspian park design brings new attention to the wannabe port town, home to Europe’s biggest Buddhist statue. Welcome to Lagan – a little place with big dreams.

Azerbaijani Activists in Georgia Want Family Names ‘Liberated from Occupation’

Does the Caspian Sea Monster Really Exist?

The Fascinating Graveyards of Shamakhi

Photographer Orxan Azim visits three very different cemeteries around the Azerbaijani city that was once a great regional capital.

The ‘Spirit Wrestling’ Doukhobors – Tracing a Russian Religious Sect’s Journey through the Caucasus to Canada

Azerbaijani Georgians Seek Recognition of Their Culture

Azerbaijanis, the largest ethnic minority in Georgia, say that Tbilisi neglects their culture while Baku tries to co-opt it. Now they are claiming it for themselves.

Why Georgia Reminds Me of Scarlett O'Hara

“Scary Azeri” on her first first trip to Georgia – is it really more beautiful than Azerbaijan?

Am I Too Azeri for the TikTok Dance Generation?

Standing like that, with no inhibitions, not at all intimidated or worried about looking ridiculous- which in fact, she for sure did – who can do this

Languages in Close Proximity: Armenian & Azerbaijani

The mutual influence of Armenian and Azerbaijani, as well as other languages in the region, mainly including Iranian, Semitic and Caucasian languages, becomes evident when we take a look at shared vocabulary and even common grammatical aspects.

Why Am I Here?

Sounds like an existential question, doesn’t it?

The Origin of the Name "Shusha"

In folk etymology, Shusha comes from ‘Shisha,’ a word for “glass” in local languages. This is thought to symbolize the startling purity of the fresh local air. It’s a pleasing myth.