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World Heritage connection: Historic Centre of Sheki with the Khan’s Palace

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Pehlevanliq culture: traditional zorkhana games, sports and wrestling

La culture du pehlevanliq : jeux, sports et lutte traditionnels de zorkhana

Pehlevanliq culture in Azerbaijan includes games and sports, such as wrestling, and individual performances. Pehlevans use specific tools that resemble medieval weapons (such as swords, shields and bows), but are heavier (originally, to allow pehlevans to handle real weapons easily). The competitions are overseen by referees and...

Middle EastAzerbaijanNot specified in UNESCO dataset
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Telling tradition of Nasreddin Hodja/ Molla Nesreddin/ Molla Ependi/ Apendi/ Afendi Kozhanasyr Anecdotes

La tradition du récit des anecdotes de Nasreddin Hodja / Molla Nesreddin / Molla Ependi / Apendi / Afendi Kozhanasyr / Nasriddin Afandi

The Telling Tradition of Nasreddin Anecdotes refers to the social practices and festivals around the telling of anecdotes attributed to Nasreddin, a philosopher and wiseman recognized for his wisdom and humorous analyses and representations of society and life experiences. Although there are slight differences across communities in...

Global DiasporasAzerbaijan / KazakhstanNot specified in UNESCO dataset
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Traditional art and symbolism of Kelaghayi, making and wearing women’s silk headscarves

L’art et le symbolisme traditionnels du kelaghayi, fabrication et port de foulards en soie pour les femmes

Rooted in traditions found along the Great Silk Road, the art of Kelaghayi is concentrated in two locations in the Republic of Azerbaijan: the city of Sheki and the Basgal settlement. Kelaghayi making consists of several stages: fabric weaving, dyeing and woodblock decoration. Weavers choose thin silk threads from sericulture producers...

Middle EastAzerbaijanNot specified in UNESCO dataset
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