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AZERBAIJANI ARCHITECTURE IN THE TIMES OF ILKHANIANS
The establishment of Ilkhanian state in the middle of the 13th century was an
indicator of important developments in Azerbaijani history, as well as a new
page in the Azerbaijani culture.
Under the reign of Holakou Khan (1256-65), who was the founder of Ilkhanian
dynasty who respected science, the first observatory of the country was
established in Maragha city. The transfer of the state capital to Tabriz at that
time, made this city important and made it a center for art and artists.
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AN OVERVIEW OF THE SOUTHERN AZERBAIJANI CUISINE
A civilization has two great indications and
two important sources: a cooker and a kitchen. The identity of a nation is
partly understood through a study made in their cuisine. Primitive communities
did not have a kitchen at all. They just casually cooked all the food on some
kind of heater in order to chew them properly. As civilizations developed,
knowledge on kitchen also developed and a tradition for cooking food and new
methods of cooking emerged. That is why it can be said that the way to
civilization passes partly from the kitchen.
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