List of Azerbaijani inventions and discoveries explained

Azerbaijani inventions and discoveries are inventions and discoveries by Azerbaijani scientists and researchers, both locally and while working at overseas research institutes.

Science

Mathematics

• Fuzzy Logic. Lotfi Aliasker Zadeh (1965).

Oil industry

• Oil in Russia. Farman Salmanov (1961).
• Oil in India. Eyyub Taghiyev (1958)
• Oil in Brazil. Eyyub Taghiyev (1961)
• Offshore oil platform. Agha Aliyev (1949)

Weapons

• Molotov cocktail. Yusif Mammadaliyev (1939-1940)
• S-300 (Favorit). Igor Ashurbeyli
• S-400 (Triumf). Igor Ashurbeyli
• Tectonic weapon. Ikram Karimov (1970)
• F-1 (nuclear reactor). Abbas Chaykhorski (1946)
• Istiglal – a recoil-operated, semi-automatic anti-material sniper rifle.^{[1] [2]}
• Yalguzag – a bolt-action sniper rifle that fires the 7.62×51mm NATO round used by the Azerbaijani Land Forces.

Art

• Shabaka (window) – stained glass windows made by national Azerbaijani masters, without glue or nails.

Folk music

• Ashiqs of Azerbaijan
• Jazz-Mugham. Vagif Mustafazadeh (1960).
• Meykhana – literary and folk rap tradition, consisting of an unaccompanied song performed by one or more people improvising on a particular subject.^{[3] [4]}
• Mugham – folk musical composition from Azerbaijan.^[5]

Musical Instruments

• Balaban – a cylindrical-bore, double-reed wind instrument.^[6]
• Nagara (drum) – folk drum with double head that is played on one side with the bare hands.
• Tar – Mirza Sadig (1870).^[7]

Language and literature

• Persian sign language. Jabbar Asgarzadeh.
• School for Muslim girls. Zeynalabdin Taghiyev (1904)

Foods

• Dovga
• Doymenj
• Dushbara – a sort of dumplings of dough filled with ground meat and flavor.^[8]
• Qutab – a thinly rolled dough that may be cooked briefly on a convex griddle.^{[9] [10] [11]}
• Shekarbura – Azerbaijani dessert. There are still several of deserts and popular foods of Azerbaijan.
• Azerbaijani pakhlava – an Azerbaijani variant of Baklava.

Sports

• Sur-papakh – traditional equestrian sport.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Azerbaijan-produced sniper rifles and armors to be demonstrated at an exhibition in Istanbul. 2009-07-03. 2009-01-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20090130112859/http://today.az/news/politics/50310.html. dead.
2. Web site: International Defense Exhibition Fair (IDEF-2009) was over. 2009-07-03. 2009-01-05. Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense.
3. Book: Bahl, Taru . Encyclopaedia of the Muslim World . Syed, M. H. . 2003 . Anmol Publications PVT . 9788126114191 . 25 .
4. http://azeri.ru/papers/news-azerbaijan/25849/ Мейхана - это не «хулиганский жанр», а часть азербайджанского фольклора - режиссер Абдуль Махмудов
5. Web site: UNESCO Culture Sector - Intangible Heritage - 2003 Convention. UNESCO - Intangible Heritage Section. unesco.org.
6. Музыкальная энциклопедия. Баламан. Под ред. Ю. В. Келдыш. Т 1. А — М.: Советская энциклопедия, 1973.
7. http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/single-view/news/four_new_items_inscribed_on_unescos_representative_list_of_the_intangible_cultural_heritage_of_humanity/ Four new items inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
8. Web site: Dushbara. qurman.az.
9. http://www.mct.gov.az/?/az/metbex/2139/49 Milli mətbəximiz, tarixi, səciyyəvi xüsusiyyətləri
10. http://www.eda-server.ru/cook-book/muchnye/pirogi-kulebyaki/st00131.htm Кутабы (пирожки с зеленью) - азербайджанская кухня
11. http://kulinarnayakniga.ru/world/azerb/azerb_19.html Азербайджанская кухня | Кутабы