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Stories Set in Azerbaijan
Oil-boom Baku, star-crossed lovers, Caspian shores and mountain villages — the Land of Fire writes romance and reportage together. Start with these ten, then open Azerbaijan on StoryTerra's map.
Open Azerbaijan on the StoryTerra map10 famous stories set in Azerbaijan
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Browse 2 books, 8 movies and 6 games set in Azerbaijan.
The World Is Not Enough
Greed revenge world dominance and high-tech terrorism – it's all in a day's work for Bond who's on a mission to protect a beautiful oil heiress from a notorious terrorist. In a race against time that culminates in a…
Ali and Nino
Muslim prince Ali and Georgian aristocrat Nino have grown up in the Russian province of Azerbaijan. Their tragic love story sees the outbreak of the First World War and the world’s struggle for Baku’s oil. Ultimately…
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare differs from previous installments of the Call of Duty series. Previous Call of Duty games have a distinct three country-specific campaign style, while Call of Duty 4 has a more film-like…
Battlefield 4
Battlefield 4 is the genre-defining action blockbuster created by Dice, and made from moments that blur the line between game and glory, moments found only in Battlefield. Go to Boot Camp to learn the basics of…
The Caviar Connection
Azerbaijan Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan are dictatorial regimes that constantly violate the most basic rights of their citizens. However thanks to a successful combination of soft power and corruption they have been able…
Layla Majnun
While in Azerbaijan Layla an Indonesian scholar falls for Samir an admirer of her work — but her arranged marriage stands in the way.
Ashik Kerib
Wandering minstrel Ashik Kerib falls in love with a rich merchant's daughter but is spurned by her father and forced to roam the world for a thousand and one nights. Now presumed dead by those he loves he performs for…
Het achtste leven (voor Brilka)
Een monumentaal, Tolstojesk familie-epos dat zes generaties omspant tussen 1900 en nu. Acht levens van één Georgische familie, beginnend in een kleine stad tussen Georgië en Azerbaidzjan, waar een getalenteerde…
The Bra
The Bra tells the story of the lonely and soon to be pensioned train driver Nurlan. On his last day of work his train hits a clothes line and snags a white bra with blue dots with it. Determined to find the owner Nurlan…
Ali and Nino
First published in Vienna in 1937, this classic story of romance and adventure has been compared to Dr. Zhivago and Romeo and Juliet. Its mysterious author was recently the subject of a feature article in the New…
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