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(Encyclopedia) Baku: see Bakı, Azerbaijan.Landau, Lev Davidovich
(Encyclopedia) Landau, Lev DavidovichLandau, Lev Davidovichlyĕf dəvēˈdəvĭch ləndouˈ [key], 1908–68, Soviet physicist, b. Baku, Azerbaijan. A child prodigy in mathematics, he entered Baku Univ. at 14…Bakı
(Encyclopedia) Bakı Bakı bəkēˈ [key] or Baku Baku bək&…Black, Max
(Encyclopedia) Black, Max, 1909–88, American analytical philosopher, b. Baku, Russia (now Bakı, Azerbaijan), grad. Cambridge, Ph.D. Univ. of London, 1939. He taught at the Univ. of Illinois (1940–46…Absheron
(Encyclopedia) AbsheronAbsheronəpshĭrônˈ [key]Absheronäpshĭrônˈ [key] or ApsheronApsheronəp– [key], peninsula, c.40 mi (60 km) long, extending into the Caspian Sea, E Azerbaijan. It is a dry, hilly…Aliyev, Ilham
(Encyclopedia) Aliyev, IlhamAliyev, Ilhamēlˈhäm [key]Aliyev, Ilham älēˈyĕf [key], 1961–, Azerbaijani political leader, president of Azerbaijan (2003–), b. Baku; son of President Heydar Aliyev. He…Oil in the Caspian Region
Source: Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration. The Caspian Sea region has become a central focal point for untapped oil and natural gas…Azerbaijan Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Azerbaijan Index: Historical Highlights Government and Political Conditions Economy Defense and Military Issues Foreign Relations U.S.-Azerbaijan…Tamiroff, Akim
actorBirthplace: Baku, AzerbaijanBorn: 1899Died: 1972Mstislav Rostropovich Biography
cellistBorn: March 27, 1927Birthplace: Baku, AzerbaijanDied: April 27, 2007 Rostropovich was widely considered the world's greatest cellist during his lifetime…