Aserbajdsjan

Danish da: Proper noun da Azerbaijan Q227 Related terms da aserbajdsjaner da aserbajdsjansk See also Norwegian Bokmål no thumb|Azerbaijani flags at National Flag Square in Baku. thumb|Azerbaijan in Asia. Etymology nb, ultimately based on nb fa-cls آذَرْبَایْجَان, an Arabized form of Early New Persian fa-cls آذَرْبَایْگَان or fa-cls آذَرْبَادْگَان, from nb pal ʾtwrpʾtkʾn, read as Āturpātakān and later Ādurbādagān. The Middle Persian place name was formed from the personal name Āturpāt (“Atropates”) and a relational suffix. The personal name continues nb peo *Ātr̥pātah protected by fire. Atropates retained control of northwestern Media following the conquests of Alexander the Great and founded the kingdom subsequently known as Atropatene. The resulting place name originally denoted a region in northwestern Iran. In 1918, it was adopted for the newly established republic north of the Aras. Compare da Aserbajdsjan, sv Azerbajdzjan, ru Азербайджан, de Aserbaidschan, fr Azerbaïdjan and en Azerbaijan. Pronunciation nb /¹a.sər.bajˈdʒɑːn/ [a.səɾ.bajˈd͡ʒɑ̀ːn] nb ɑːn 4 nb A ser bajd sjan Proper noun nb proper noun Azerbaijan; nb country cont/Asia, situated in the southeastern Caucasus on the western shore of the Caspian Sea, with Baku as its capital nb De reiste til Aserbajdsjan om våren. They travelled to Azerbaijan in the spring. nb 12 March 2026 Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Norway) Utenriksdepartementet Utenriksdepartementet justerer reiseadvarselen for Aserbajdsjan regjeringen.no https://www.regjeringen.no/no/aktuelt/utenriksdepartementet-justerer-reiseadvarselen-for-aserbajdsjan/id3152090/ Utenriksdepartementet har besluttet å justere reiseadvarselen for Aserbajdsjan. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has decided to adjust the travel advisory for Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan; a geographical and historical region in western Asia, divided between the independent state of the same name and northwestern Iran Usage notes The official Norwegian long-form name is Republikken Aserbajdsjan (“the Republic of Azerbaijan”). Aserbajdsjan is geographically generally treated as part of Asia, although its position in the Caucasus means that it is also included in Europe under some geographical definitions. Derived terms nb aserbajdsjaner Azerbaijani person nb aserbajdsjansk Azerbaijani; Azerbaijani language See also References “Aserbajdsjan” in Store norske leksikon “Aserbajdsjan – område i Vest-Asia” in Store norske leksikon “Navn på stater” by the Language Council of Norway “Azarbaijan” in Encyclopædia Iranica “Atropates” in Encyclopædia Iranica nb exonyms Norwegian Nynorsk nn: Proper noun nn proper noun nn Azerbaijan Q227 Related terms nn aserbajdsjanar nn aserbajdsjansk