The Sky At Night

Pirguli and the clear night sky

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July 11th 2009
Our last weekend away in Azerbaijan. A bit sad really! Still, the idea of facing the road to Şamaxı yet again wasn't a pleasant one. This time most of the hassle was at Baku's bus station. The marshrutka had just 2 empty seats and everyone was ready to go. The driver got in and we thought we were away. Sadly not, he just wanted to move into the shade. We then waited another hour for him to ... read more

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Azerbaijan - a nation with a Turkic and majority-Muslim population - regained its independence after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. Despite a 1994 cease-fire, Azerbaijan has yet to resolve its conflict with Armenia over the Azerbaijani Nag... ... read more