{"id":374412,"date":"2026-10-24T13:07:58","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T07:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=374412"},"modified":"2026-10-24T13:07:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T07:37:58","slug":"key-facts-about-azerbaijan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/key-facts-about-azerbaijan\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Facts about Azerbaijan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><b>News: <\/b>External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Baku to strengthen future bilateral relations between India and Azerbaijan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\"><b>Key Facts about Azerbaijan<\/b><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 361px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcStXUUMt55eq8HMKsk52qNkAyvW8-yPjToed3cJrEiKdQ&amp;s=10\" alt=\"Azerbaijan \" width=\"361\" height=\"346\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Britannica<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Azerbaijan<\/strong> is a country in the <\/span><b>Caucasus region of Eurasia.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is located at the<\/span> junction of <b>Eastern Europe and Western Asia.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is<\/span> bounded in the east by the<b> Caspian Sea.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Bordering Countries:\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is bordered by<\/span><b> Russia in the north, Georgia in the northwest, Armenia in the west, and Iran in the south.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Capital: Baku <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is the<strong> capital<\/strong> and the <strong>largest city<\/strong> of Azerbaijan.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Climate:<\/strong> It features a <\/span>diverse climate ranging from <b>dry subtropical and humid subtropical <\/b>in the lowlands to<b> continental and tundra climates <\/b>in its mountainous regions.<\/li>\n<li><b>Geography of the country: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is mostly <\/span><b>covered by mountains and hills, with low-lying plains.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Mountains:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The <strong>Caucasus Mountains cover the north and central regions<\/strong> of the country.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The<\/span><b> Lesser Caucasus Mountains <\/b>extend southwest into<b> Armenia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Talish Mountains<\/strong> in the far south form part of Azerbaijan\u2019s<strong> border with Iran.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Highest peak: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The highest peak of the country is <\/span><b>Mount Baza-Dyuzi in the Greater Caucasus Range.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Low flood plain: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A low-lying plain <\/span><b>covers the south-central and eastern parts of Azerbaijan and extends to the Caspian Sea<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Baku <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is located on the<\/span><b> Absheron Peninsula<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Rivers: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<strong>Alazani, Aras, and Kura Rivers<\/strong> are the most significant rivers of the country.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <strong>Aras River<\/strong> helps form a<strong> natural southern border with Iran.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Natural Resources: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Azerbaijan has mineral resources such as <strong>gold, silver, iron, titanium, copper, manganese, cobalt, molybdenum, and chromium.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Baku to strengthen future bilateral relations between India and Azerbaijan. Key Facts about Azerbaijan Azerbaijan is a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. It is located at the junction of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. 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