Azerbaijan Daily Life

GUBA (QUBA) DISTRICT, AZERBAIJAN - MARCH : March 25, 2013, Home of Nisim Nisimov, Gyrmyzy Gasaba (Red Village), Azerbaijan. The Passover Seder table at the home of Nisim Nisimov, the head of the municipality of the Red Village in Guba. The most important symbol on the Seder table is the Matzo (unleavened bread) which is a symbol of deliverance from slavery when the Jews have fled Egypt. The religious communities of Azerbaijan coexist as a veritable paean to religious tolerance. Since 1995, the constitution provides for the freedom of worship, and enforces the fact that no national religion exists. Consequently, while Islam is the majority religion in this country, representing 64.7 % of the population. There has been a Jewish community in the region since the 1st millennium BCE, and they are an intrinsic part of Azerbaijani life. The Jewish community are centered in the towns of Baku, Sumqayt, Guba, Oguz, Goychay, and in the renowned village of Qrmz Qsb (the Red Village). (Photo by Reza/Getty Images)
GUBA (QUBA) DISTRICT, AZERBAIJAN - MARCH : March 25, 2013, Home of Nisim Nisimov, Gyrmyzy Gasaba (Red Village), Azerbaijan. The Passover Seder table at the home of Nisim Nisimov, the head of the municipality of the Red Village in Guba. The most important symbol on the Seder table is the Matzo (unleavened bread) which is a symbol of deliverance from slavery when the Jews have fled Egypt. The religious communities of Azerbaijan coexist as a veritable paean to religious tolerance. Since 1995, the constitution provides for the freedom of worship, and enforces the fact that no national religion exists. Consequently, while Islam is the majority religion in this country, representing 64.7 % of the population. There has been a Jewish community in the region since the 1st millennium BCE, and they are an intrinsic part of Azerbaijani life. The Jewish community are centered in the towns of Baku, Sumqayt, Guba, Oguz, Goychay, and in the renowned village of Qrmz Qsb (the Red Village). (Photo by Reza/Getty Images)
Azerbaijan Daily Life
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