On March 16 - the second day of the tour-campaign held under the slogan "Let's discover our country", Baku pupils got acquainted with historical monuments and cultural institutions located in Ordubad and Julfa regions of the autonomous republic.
The pupils first came to the secondary school No.3 in Ordubad. The tour participants were broadly informed about the school. It was noted that there were 45 classrooms, 5 of them had electronic boards, in this school for 774 pupils. There are about 14.000 books in the school library. There are 57 computers for pupils.
The schoolchildren who visited the Ordubad Region History-Ethnography Museum were informed that the museum was located in the XII century monument - "Geysariyya". "Geysariyya" is one of the rare monuments in the world. There are such buildings in three parts of the world - Samargand, Tabriz and Ordubad.
The capital's schoolchildren were acquainted with the house-museums of famous pedagogue Mahammad Taghi Sidgi, Mammad Said Ordubadi, the founder of historical novels in Azerbaijani prose, academician Yusif Mammadaliyev in Ordubad.
Nakhchivan's election as the capital of Islamic Culture this year has increased the interest of Islamic countries to our land. Articles about Nakhchivan are regularly published in world press.
The next article was published on the official website of Kyrgyzstan's kabar.kg agency.
The article mentions the opening of the official website of Nakhchivan Islamic Culture - 2018. It was noted that the official website of Nakhchivan Islamic Culture – 2018 prepared in Azerbaijan and English languages consists of 8 main sections and 27 sub-sections.
The article mentions that the Nakhchivan city was elected the capital of Islamic Culture for 2018 by a decision taken at the 6th Conference of Culture Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation held in Baku in October 2009.
On March 15, in the frame of educative tour-campaign “Let us discover our country”, 162 schoolchildren from Khatai, Sabail, Yasamal, Nasimi, Binagadi and Garadagh regions of Baku came to Nakhchivan with 18 guide-teachers.
First, the schoolchildren visited the monument of the national leader Heydar Aliyev erected in the main square of the city.
Then the students came the Museum of Heydar Aliyev and got acquainted with exhibits here. It was informed that the museum contains more than 4600 exhibits reflecting the life and activity of the national leader. The museum was established on the basis of the Decree of the Chairman of the Supreme Majlis of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic dated February 18, 1999 and began to operate on May 10, 1999.
There are stands of Heydar Aliyev's childhood and youth, personal documents and materials, signed letters, decisions, and orders of the period when he was the Chairman of the Supreme Majlis of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic (1991-1993), copies of the agreements signed in cooperation with the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Turkey, appeals of citizens living in different regions of Azerbaijan. Magazines, albums and books reflecting the life and activity of national leader Heydar Aliyev are saved in the library of museum.
In accordance with the instruction of the President of Azerbaijan Mr. Ilham Aliyev, educative tour-campaigns for the pupils of the cities and regions of our republic under the slogan "Let's discover our country" started on March 15, in Nakhchivan.
Within the framework of the tour-campaign, 160 students, who achieved high results in the test exams in Nakhchivan, accompanied by 20 guide-teacher, left Nakhchivan International Airport for Baku.
The schoolchildren will visit the grave of national leader Heydar Aliyev at the Alley of Honor, and the Alley of Martyrs, they will get acquainted with the Heydar Aliyev Center and other important cultural and historical places.
Murad Guluzadeh, the XI grade pupil of Nakhchivan city secondary school No.2, the participant of this tour-campaign, said that holding such tour-campaigns allowed to learn about the history, culture and traditions of our country. Murad Guluzadeh, who noted that he would observe the development of our capital during his visit to Baku, said: "Thanks to the project initiated by the Head of State, we will discover our country. I express my gratitude to the President for giving us this opportunity".
On March 14, the Military Attaché of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Azerbaijan Ali Seyf visited Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. On March 15, in the frame of the visit the guest first visited the monument of national leader Heydar Aliyev in the main square of the city, visited the Museum of Heydar Aliyev.
The guest was detailed informed about the exhibits of the museum reflecting the childhood and youth, education years, the first work activity of the national leader, the first period of his power in Azerbaijan in1969-1982, the period that he lived and worked in Moscow, his return to Nakhchivan, the years when he ruled the autonomous republic and the documents reflecting cooperation relations between Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic and Islamic Republic of Iran, historical photos and other valuable exhibits.
The Military Attaché of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Azerbaijan Ali Seyf met with Commander-in-Chief of the Detached Combined Arms Army, lieutenant-general Karam Mustafayev. Ali Seyf said he thoroughly impressed the comprehensive development of the autonomous republic, expressed his gratitude for the hospitality.