Azerbaijan International 6.2

Azerbaijan International

Journeys
Summer 1998 (AI 6.2)

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Front cover: Many journeys have taken place through this land which over millennia has served as crossroads between east and west, north and south. Rasim Babayev painted this camel in a series commemorating his mother. In 1914, as a child of 12, she accompanied her father on Haji (Mecca). The journey on camelback took two years. Oil, 120 cm x 108 cm, 1998. Babayev's studio: (99-412) 38-22-87.

Back cover: Stained glass windows are one of the major features of the 18th century Palace of the Shahs in Shaki. This traditional craft called "shabaka" is distinguished by the use of handcrafted pieces of wood which fit so precisely together that no nails are needed. Visit the studio where "shabaka" are being crafted next to the Palace in Shaki.

6 Reader's Forum

11 Editorial

12 Baku Diary: Journey to the East - Susan Cornnell

16 Travel Tips for Azerbaijan

Getting a Visa for Azerbaijan

20 Walking Tour: Baku's Old City - Fuad Akhundov

28 Shaki - Azad Sharifov

36 Ancient Gabala - Gara Ahmadov

38 Ancient Petroglyphs of Gobustan - Nigar Abbaszade

42 Basgal and Lahij - Caucasus Villages

46 The Mountain Jews of Guba - Inga Saffron

48 Centenarians of Azerbaijan's Lerik Region - Stephen Kinzer