I-AZERBAIJAN iyizwe elikhulu emazweni amathathu aseNingizimu yeCaucasus. Eminyakeni engaba inkulungwane eyedlule, izizwana ezikhuluma isiTurkic zaqala ukuzinza ngobuningi kule ndawo. Lezo zifiki zamukela amasiko endawo, kwathi nabomdabu bakule ndawo bamukela amasiko azo. Ngakho-ke, akumangalisi ukuthi ulimi lwase-Azerbaijan luhlobene kakhulu nolimi lwesiTurkish nolwesiTurkmen.

Abantu base-Azerbaijan ababizwa ngokuthi ama-Azeri baziwa ngokuba nomdlandla nobungane. Imindeni isondelene kakhulu futhi izihlobo ziyasizana ngezikhathi ezinzima.

Laba bantu bayawuthanda umculo nezinkondlo. Kolunye uhlobo lomculo okuthiwa i-mugam, umculi uhaya izinkondlo zama-Azeri ehambisana nezinsimbi zomculo ezihlukahlukene. Umculi we-mugam kufanele abe nolwazi oluhle lwendlela yomdabu yalo mculo futhi abe yigagu.

Itiye liyingxenye ebalulekile ekuphileni kwabantu  base-Azerbaijan. Leli tiye liphuzelwa ezingilazini ezimise okwegonandoda, lifakwe iqhezu likashukela, mhlawumbe lihambisane namantongomane okuthiwa ama-pistachio, ama-alimondi kanye namagilebhisi omisiwe. Izitolo zetiye zitholakala ngisho nasemadolobheni amancane kakhulu.

OLwandle iCaspian, ngasempumalanga yezwe, kuhlala inhlanzi okuthiwa i-sturgeon. I-beluga sturgeon ingaphila iminyaka engaphezu kwekhulu. Enye yezinkulu kakhulu kwezake zabanjwa, yayingamamitha angu-8,5 ubude futhi inesisindo esingamakhilogremu angu-1 297! Lezi zinhlanzi zithandwa kakhulu ngenxa yamaqanda azo enza isidlo esithandwayo nesibizayo okuthiwa yi-black caviar.

Ama-Azeri angabantu abathanda inkolo nabathandayo ukukhuluma ngoNkulunkulu. Iningi labo lingamaSulumane. Zikhona nezinye izinkolo, kuhlanganise noFakazi BakaJehova abangaphezu kwenkulungwane—iningi labo elingabomdabu base-Azerbaijan.