Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences

The epigraphic monuments existing in the Nakhchivan territory have been systematically explored and more than 600 inscriptions have been registered up to now. Reading the texts of the inscriptions, they have been translated into Azerbaijani, investigated as the source of Azerbaijani history. Most of the explored inscriptions have been included to the scientific circulation for the first time. On the basis of the information presented by these monuments the explorations have been done in the centres related to the mystification, some cloisters for dervishes, activities of their chief sheikhs have been studied. Investigation works are continued in the study of the Middle Age history of Nakhchivan and its epigraphic monuments. At the same time the activities of the rock carving centres (Daridagh, Tivi, Kirna, etc.) have been attracted to the investigation. It turned out that, memorial monuments, at the same time stone ram figures, sandugas and other monuments remaining in Nakhchivan region up to now. The descriptions remaining on the memorial monuments belonging till today in the territory have been investigated as the historical-cultural monuments and entered to the scientific circulation. At the same time, the craftsmanship fields developed in Nakhchivan during the Middle Ages have been investigated. Political situation, economical life, historical geography and population of Nakhchivan have been included to the researches during XIII-XVIII centuries. The explorations done have shown that though Nakhchivan territory suffered from the wars during the Mongolian attacks, Hulaku’s and Safavids period, this region has always developed, cities, craftsmanship, trade and culture had flourished. At that time the population of the Nakhchivan region consisted of mainly Azerbaijanis.The scientific workers of the department have published more than 600 scientific and scientific-mass works, including more than 40 books, monographs, textbooks, teaching aids, and more than 380 scientific articles and thesis about epigraphic monuments of Nakhchivan and various problems of Azerbaijani history. The staff has participated in a number of international and national symposiums and conferences, commented on monographs, dissertations and abstracts, and edited books and monographs. Opposition to the dissertation of Doctor of Philosophy and Doctor of Science, 4 doctors of philosophy were prepared. Several scientific workers are working on the dissertations of Doctor of Philosophy and Doctor of Science.

1.The socio-political and ideological centers in Nakhchivan. Bаku: Еlm, 2003, 392 p.

2.The monuments of Muslim epigraphy of Ordubad. Baku: MBM, 2009, 192 p.

3.Epigraphics. Baku: MBM, 2010, 144 p.

4.Centers of mysticism in Nakhchivan. Baku: Elm vetahsil, 2013, 328 p.

5.HeydarAliyev's legacy - eternal learning. Nakhchivan: Ajami PPA, 2014, 200 p.

6.The prophet Noah in the historical sources. Nakhchivan: Ajami PPA, 2015, 158 p.

7.Prominent persons in the epigraphic monuments of Nakhchivan. Nakhchivan: Ajami PPA, 2016, 144 p.

8.The religious-cultural monument complex “Ashabi-Kahf Pilgrimage”. Nakhchivan: Ajami PPA, 2016, 72 p.

9.The monuments of Turkic-Islamic culture of Nakhchivan. Nakhchivan: Ajami PPA, 2017, 216 p.

10.The epigraphic monuments of Nakhchivan. Nakhchivan: Ajami PPA, 2017, 200 sec.

11.Nakhchivan region in the Safavids period. Baku: Elm ve Tehsil, 2014, 224 p.

12.The descriptions on the memorial monuments of Nakhchivan region as the historical-cultural monument. Baku: Elm vetahsil, 2013, 232 p.;

13.Craftsmanship in Nakhchivan (XII-XIX centuries). Nakhchivan: Ajami PPA, 2017, 184 p.

14. Fake Armenian genocide and historical facts. Nakhchivan: “Ajami” PPA, 2018, 208 p.

15.Nakhchivanimamzadehs. Nakhchivan: Ajami PPA, 2018, 28 p.

16.Nakhchivan tombs. Nakhchivan: “Ajami” PPA, 2018, 40 p.

17. The mosques and sanctuaries of Nakhchivan. Nakhchivan: Ajami PPA, 2018, 216 p.

18. The epigraphic monuments of Nakhchivan. Nakhchivan: Ajami PPA, 2019, 152 p.

19.The Nakhchivan carpets: in history and nowadays. Nakhchivan: Ajami PPA, 2019, 104 p.

20. Nakhchivan in the Azerbaijani policy of the Safavid, Afsharid, Russian and Ottoman states (first half of the 18th century)