where is azerbaijan?
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 Azerbaijan ( / ˌæzərbaɪˈdʒɑːn / AZ @-@ ər @-@ by @-@ JAHN ; Azerbaijani : Azərbaycan [ ɑzærbɑjdʒɑn ] ) , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan ( Azerbaijani : Azərbaycan Respublikası ) , is a country in the Transcaucasian region , situated at the crossroads of Southwest Asia and Southeastern Europe . It is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east , Russia to the north , Georgia to the northwest , Armenia to the west and Iran to the south . The exclave of Nakhchivan is bounded by Armenia to the north and east , Iran to the south and west , while having a short border with Turkey in the north west . 

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 It was not until the 2000s that the tourism industry began to recover , and the country has since experienced a high rate of growth in the number of tourist visits and overnight stays . In the recent years , Azerbaijan has also becoming a popular destination for religious , spa , and health care tourism . During winter , the Shahdag Mountain Resort offers skiing with state of the art facilities . 

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 The territorial ownership of Nagorno @-@ Karabakh today is still heavily contested between Armenians and Azerbaijanis . The current conflict has its roots in events following World War I. Shortly before the Ottoman Empire 's capitulation in the war , the Russian Empire collapsed in November 1917 and fell under the control of the Bolsheviks . The three nations of the Caucasus , Armenians , Azerbaijanis and Georgians , previously under the rule of the Russians , declared the formation of the Transcaucasian Federation which dissolved after only three months of existence . 

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 = = = Nagorno @-@ Karabakh ( Artsakh ) = = = 

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 After the collapse of the Russian Empire during World War I , Azerbaijan , together with Armenia and Georgia became part of the short @-@ lived Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic . 
