Tazama chanzo cha Azerbaijan

{{Infobox Country
| native_name              = <span style="line-height:1.33em;">''Azərbaycan Respublikası''</span>
| conventional_long_name   = <span style="line-height:1.33em;">Jamhuri ya Azerbaijan</span>
| common_name              = Azerbaijan
| national_motto           =  
| national_anthem          = ''[[Azərbaycan Respublikasının Dövlət Himni]]''<br />
| image_flag               = Flag of Azerbaijan.svg
| image_coat               = Emblem of Azerbaijan.svg
| image_map                = LocationAzerbaijan.png
| capital                  = [[Baku]] 
|latd=40 |latm=22 |latNS=N |longd=49 |longm=53 |longEW=E
| largest_city             = Baku
| official_languages       = [[Kiazeri]]
| government_type          = [[Jamhuri]]
| leader_titles            = [[Rais]]<br /> [[Waziri Mkuu]]
| leader_names             = [[Ilham Aliyev]] (İlham Əliyev)<br />[[Ali Asadov]] (Əli Əsədov)
| sovereignty_type         = [[Uhuru]]
| sovereignty_note         = kutoka [[Umoja wa Kisoyieti]]
| established_events       = Ilitangazwa<br />Ilikamilishwa 
| established_dates        = <br />[[30 Agosti]] [[1991]]<br />[[25 Desemba]] [[1991]]
| area                     = 86,600
| areami²                  = 33,436 <!--Do not remove [[WP:MOSNUM]]-->
| area_rank                = ya 112
| area_magnitude           = 1 E9
| percent_water            = 1.6
| population_estimate      = 10,097,171<ref>azadlıq saytı: demoqrafik vəziyyət – xəbərin yayınlanma tarixi: 11 iyun 2019</ref>
| population_estimate_year = 2019
| population_estimate_rank = ya 91
| population_census        = 7,953,438
| population_census_year   = 1999
| population_density       = 115
| population_densitymi²    = 297.8 <!--Do not remove [[WP:MOSNUM]]-->
| population_density_rank  = ya 99
| GDP_PPP_year             = 2005
| GDP_PPP                  = $38.71 bilioni
| GDP_PPP_rank             = ya 88
| GDP_PPP_per_capita       = $4,601
| GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank  = ya 106
| HDI_year                 = 2003
| HDI                      = 0.729
| HDI_rank                 = ya 101
| HDI_category             = <font color="#ffcc00">medium</font>
| currency                 = [[Manat (Azerbaijan)|Manat]]
| currency_code            = AZN
| time_zone                =
| utc_offset               = +4
| time_zone_DST            =
| utc_offset_DST           = +5
| cctld                    = [[.az]]
| calling_code             = 994
| footnotes                =
}}
[[Picha:Aj-map.png|thumb|300px|left|Ramani ya Azerbaijan]]
'''Azerbaijan''' ''(pia: Azabajani, Azebajani)'' ni nchi ya [[Kaukazi]] kati ya [[Ulaya]] na [[Asia]]. 

Imepakana na [[bahari ya Kaspi]], [[Urusi]], [[Georgia (nchi)|Georgia]], [[Uturuki]], [[Armenia]] na [[Uajemi]]. 

Azerbaijan ni pia [[jina]] la [[mikoa]] miwili magharibi mwa [[Uajemi]] (Azerbaijan ya Mashariki na Azerbaijan ya Magharibi); nchini Uajemi takriban 16[[%]] za wakazi ni [[Waazeri]]; kwa jumla walioko Uajemi ni wengi kushinda walioko Azerbaijan yenyewe. 

Eneo la [[Nakhichevan]] ni sehemu ya Azerbaijan inayopakana na Uturuki na Uajemi lakini imetenganika na sehemu kubwa ya nchi kwa sababu katikati kuna eneo la Armenia. 

Eneo la [[Nagorno-Karabakh]] linalokaliwa na Waarmenia ndani ya Azerbaijan lilijitangaza [[nchi huru]] mwaka [[1991]] lakini haijatambuliwa na [[umma]] wa kimataifa.

Azerbaijan ni nchi mwanachama wa [[baraza la Ulaya]] tangu mwaka [[2001]]. Hivyo ki[[siasa]] inahesabiwa kuwa sehemu ya [[Ulaya]], lakini ki[[jiografia]] mara nyingi yahesabiwa kuwa sehemu ya [[Asia ya Magharibi]].

== Jiografia ==
[[Mlima]] mkubwa ni [[Bazardüzü]] kwenye [[Kaukazi]] wenye [[kimo]] cha [[mita]] 4.466. 

[[Ziwa]] kubwa ni [[Sarisu]] lenye eneo la [[km²]] 67.
 
[[Mto Kura]] unapita eneo la nchi na kuishia katika Bahari ya Kaspi baada ya mwendo wa [[km]] 1,515. 

Azerbaijan ina [[visiwa]] viwili vya [[Pirallahı]] na [[Cilov]] kwenye Bahari ya Kaspi. 

Kwenye [[rasi]] ya [[Abşeron]] kuna [[mafuta]] ya [[petroli]].

==Historia==
Azerbaijan ina [[historia]] ndefu kuanzia [[Zama za Mawe]].

Kuanzia [[karne ya 9 KK]] ilikaliwa na [[Washitia]], halafu [[Wamedi]], wote wa [[jamii]] ya [[Waajemi]] ambao walishinda na kuunda [[dola]] kubwa kati ya [[karne ya 6 KK]]. Tangu hapo [[Uzoroastro]] ulienea nchini.

Baadaye eneo hilo liliingizwa katika [[Ugiriki wa Kale]] chini ya [[Aleksanda Mkuu]] hadi [[karne ya 4 KK]] wakazi wa [[Kaukazi]] walianzisha [[ufalme]] wa kwao ambao katika [[karne ya 4]] [[BK]] ulipokea [[Ukristo]] kama [[dini rasmi]].

Kwa kuwa ufalme huo kuanzia [[mwaka]] [[252]] ulikuwa chini ya himaya ya Dola la [[Wasasanidi]] wa Uajemi, hao waliposhindwa na [[Waarabu]] [[Waislamu]], Azerbaijan iliingia bila kutaka katika mtandao wao ([[667]]).

Kuanzia [[mwaka]] [[1067]] [[watu]] wa jamii ya [[Waturuki]] walianza kuenea nchini pamoja na [[lugha]] yao.

Mwanzoni mwa [[karne ya 19]] [[Urusi]] iliteka eneo hilo kutoka kwa Waajemi.

Jaribio la Kaukazi Kusini kujitenga baada ya [[vita vikuu vya kwanza]] lilishindikana mwaka [[1918]]. Vilevile jaribio kama hilo la Azerbaijan peke yake lilikomeshwa mwaka [[1920]].

Hatimaye [[uhuru]] ulipatikana mwaka [[1991]], kwa [[Umoja wa Kisovyeti]] kusambaratika.

==Watu==
Azerbaijan siku hizi inakaliwa hasa na Waazeri (91.6%) wanaoongea [[Kiazeri]] ambacho ni karibu sana na [[Kituruki]]. Ndicho [[lugha rasmi]]. 

[[Lugha]] nyingine zinazotumika sana katika [[elimu]] na [[mawasiliano]] ni [[Kirusi]] na [[Kiingereza]]. 

Wakazi wengi (97%) ni [[Uislamu|Waislamu]], hasa wa [[madhehebu]] ya [[Shia]] (85%). Lakini [[nchi isiyo na dini|nchi haina dini]] [[dini rasmi|rasmi]], pia kwa sababu kwa wengi suala la dini si muhimu kimaisha. 

[[Wakristo]] ni 3.1%, wakiwemo hasa [[Waorthodoksi]] ([[Warusi]] na [[Wageorgia]]) na [[Waorthodoksi wa Mashariki]] ([[Kanisa la Kitume la Armenia]]). 

== Tazama pia ==
* [[Orodha ya nchi kufuatana na wakazi]]
* [[Orodha ya miji ya Azerbajan]]

==Tanbihi==
{{reflist|2}}

== Marejeo ==
* Olukbasi, Suha. ''Azerbaijan: A Political History''. I.B. Tauris (2011). Focus on post-Soviet era.
* [[Thomas de Waal|de Waal, Thomas]]. ''Black Garden''. NYU (2003). ISBN 0-8147-1945-7
* [[Thomas Goltz|Goltz, Thomas]]. ''Azerbaijan Diary : A Rogue Reporter's Adventures in an Oil-Rich, War-Torn, Post-Soviet Republic''. M E Sharpe (1998). ISBN 0-7656-0244-X

==Viungo vya nje==
{{commons}}
* ([[Kiazeri]]) na {{en}} ([[Kirusi]]) [http://www.president.az/ Rais wa Azerbaijan]

; Taarifa za jumla
* [http://AZER.com Azerbaijan International]
* [http://www.azerbaijan.az Heydar Aliyev Foundation]
* {{dmoz|Regional/Asia/Azerbaijan}}
* {{CIA World Factbook link|aj|Azerbaijan}}
* [http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/govpubs/for/azerbaijan.htm Azerbaijan] {{Wayback|url=http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/govpubs/for/azerbaijan.htm |date=20080820164509 }} at [[University of Colorado at Boulder]]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1235976.stm Country profile] from [[BBC]]
* [http://www.ifs.du.edu/ifs/frm_CountryProfile.aspx?Country=AZ Key Development Forecasts for Azerbaijan] from [[International Futures]]

; Serikali
* [http://www.president.az/?locale=en President of Azerbaijan website]
* [http://www.azstat.org/indexen.php Azerbaijan State Statistical Committee]
* [http://www.un-az.org United Nations Office in Azerbaijan]

; Vyombo vya habari
* [http://today.az/ Azerbaijan Today]
* [http://en.apa.az/ Azerbaijan Press Agency]
* [http://en.trend.az/ Trend News Agency]
* [http://www.news.az/ News.Az] {{Wayback|url=http://www.news.az/ |date=20130414001050 }}

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