Mugham or Mughamat is one of the many classical compositions from Azerbaijan, contrasting with tasnif and ashik.
Mugham performer khananda Seyid Shushinski (second from left) with his ensemble in 1916
Mugham, 16th century CE
Alim Gasimov performs mugham in Eurovision Song Contest.
Mugham performers in Baku. From left (tar, daf, kamancha).
Shusha or Shushi is a city in Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Situated at an altitude of 1,400–1,800 metres (4,600–5,900 ft) in the Karabakh mountains, the city was a mountain resort in the Soviet era.
Landmarks of Shusha, from top left: Ghazanchetsots Cathedral • Yukhari Govhar Agha Mosque Shusha fortress • Shusha mountains House of Mehmandarovs • City center Shusha skyline • House of Khurshidbanu Natavan
Saint John the Baptist Church (Kanach Zham), built in 1818.
Yukhari Govhar Agha Mosque, completed in 1885.
The Palace of Khurshidbanu Natavan, the daughter of the last ruler of Karabakh Khanate, late 19th-early 20th centuries