Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan is famed for mugham music, carpet weaving, copperwork and the kelaghayi silk scarf.

Music & dance Textile & dress Crafts Food & cooking

Knowledge in this place

Azerbaijani mugham

Azerbaijani mugham

Modal improvised art music blending sung poetry with tar and kamancha.

Azerbaijani carpet weaving

Azerbaijani carpet weaving

Pile and flat-woven rugs from regions like Quba and Shirvan with distinctive medallions.

Textile & dress

Kelaghayi silk scarf

Kelaghayi silk scarf

Block-printed and dyed silk headscarves with paisley and floral motifs.

Lahij coppersmithing

Lahij coppersmithing

Hammered and engraved copper vessels crafted in the mountain village of Lahij.

Dolma cuisine

Dolma cuisine

Vine leaves and vegetables stuffed with spiced meat and rice.