Azerbaijan was elected to the position of vice-chair of the UNESCO Committee
The last meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement/UNESCO – Paris Chapter in 2022 was held
4 more elements of Azerbaijan's intangible cultural heritage have been included in the UNESCO's list
Meeting of the Education Ministers of the Member States of the Non-Aligned Movement was held
The 17th session of the UNESCO's Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage has started...

Intangible Cultural Heritage List

Azerbaijani Mugham (2008)

Art of Azerbaijani Ashiq (2009)

Traditional art of Azerbaijani carpet weaving in the Republic of Azerbaijan (2010)

Craftsmanship and performance art of the Tar, a long-necked string musical instrument (2012)

Chovqan, a traditional Karabakh horse-riding game in the Republic of Azerbaijan (2013)

Traditional art and symbolism of Kelaghayi, making and wearing women’s silk headscarves (2014)

Copper craftsmanship of Lahij (2015)

Flatbread making and sharing culture: Lavash, Katyrma, Jupka, Yufka (2016)

Dolma making and sharing tradition, a marker of cultural identity (2017)

Art of crafting and playing with Kamantcheh/Kamancha, a bowed string musical instrument (2017)

Heritage of Dede Qorqud / Korkyt Ata / Dede Korkut, epic culture, folk tales and music Inscribed in 2018 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkeyr (2018)

Yalli (Kochari, Tenzere), traditional group dances of Nakhchivan,Azerbaijan (2018)

Art of miniature (2020)

Nar Bayrami, traditional pomegranate festivity and culture (2020)

Sericulture and traditional production of silk for weaving (2022)

Telling tradition of Nasreddin Hodja/ Molla Nesreddin/ Molla Ependi/ Apendi/ Afendi Kozhanasyr Anecdotes (2022)

Pehlevanliq culture: traditional zorkhana games, sports and wrestling (2022)

Culture of Çay (tea), a symbol of identity, hospitality and social interaction (2022)

Iftar/Eftari/Iftar/Iftor and its socio-cultural traditions (2023)

Art of illumination: Təzhib/Tazhib/Zarhalkori/Tezhip/Naqqoshlik (2023)

Craftsmanship of mother of pearl inlay (2023)

Craftsmanship and performing art of balaban/mey (2023)

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