Shamil Asgarov
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Shamil Asgarov or Shamil Askerov' onMouseout='HidePop("54519")' href="/topics/Baku">Baku
) was an Azeri scholar, poet, and researcher on the history in Azerbaijan. He was the leader of Kalbajar
's community
, founder and former director of the Museum in Kelbajar
, and editor of the newspaper Denge AZER published from 1991 to 1999 in Baku
, Azerbaijan
. Shamil Asgarov translated a classic love story Mem and Zin
into Azerbaijani and was the author of 17 books among them one, Ferhenge, the Kurdish-Azerbaijani dictionary, was published in 1999 by the support of the Soros Foundation
.
Baku
Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal...
) was an Azeri scholar, poet, and researcher on the history in Azerbaijan. He was the leader of Kalbajar
Kalbajar
]Kalbajar is a rayon of Azerbaijan. Kalbajar is a Kurdish name meaning Stone City. The entire region is now under the control of Armenian forces who call the western half Karvajar. The eastern half is part of Nagorno-Karabakh, making up part of the province of Martakert...
's community
, founder and former director of the Museum in Kelbajar
, and editor of the newspaper Denge AZER published from 1991 to 1999 in Baku
Baku
Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal...
, Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
. Shamil Asgarov translated a classic love story Mem and Zin
Mem and Zin
Mam and Zin is a Kurdish classic love story written down 1692 and is considered to be the épopée of Kurdish literature. It is the most important work of Kurdish writer and poet Ahmad Khani...
into Azerbaijani and was the author of 17 books among them one, Ferhenge, the Kurdish-Azerbaijani dictionary, was published in 1999 by the support of the Soros Foundation
Soros Foundation
A Soros Foundation is one of a network of national foundations, mostly in Central and Eastern Europe, which fund volunteer socio-political activity, created by George Soros, international financier and self-proclaimed philanthropist, and coordinated since early 1994 by a management team called the...
.