During the last two days of the project “Show Me Azerbaijan” – International Bloggers Shusha Camp, organized on the initiative of the Eurasian Regional Center of ICYF (ICYF-ERC), international bloggers visited Gabala, Ismayilli and Shamakhi regions of Azerbaijan.
They visited the “Chotari” Albanian-Udi church in the village of Nij, Gabala region, Lahij village, inhabited by ethnic Tats, and noted that in Azerbaijan, special importance is attached to the values of multiculturalism, the peaceful cohabitation of peoples speaking different languages, both on the official governmental and societal levels. The bloggers also visited the workshop in Basqal, where the Azerbaijani national women’s headdress, kelaghayi, is woven.
Later, bloggers paid a visit to Ismayilli region. Sayf Aldeen from Iraq shared his impressions of Lahij in his profile as follows: “It is very beautiful here, people are so kind and generous”. Blogger from Finland Camilla Milja, and Joao Leitao from Portugal in their profiles noted the antiquity and beauty of the nature of Lahij, where they expressed their admiration for the Zarnava Hanging Bridge.
During a trip to Shamakhi, Muslim bloggers prayed at the Juma Mosque, their attention was drawn to a joint prayer, where Shiites and Sunnis took part together.