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Department of Ethnography
Phone (+994 36) 5453477; ( +994 50) 7162124  
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aseforucov@yahoo.com.tr 

Chief 

Asef Yunis oglu Orujov

Doctor of Philosophy in History, assistant professor

Total number of employees 3
Basic activity directions   Ethnographical investigation of Nakhchivan
Main scientific achievements 

The ethnogenetic relations of Nakhchivan people, ancient beliefs system, households, craftsmanship, material and spiritual cultures, welfare, rich archaeological sources and field ethnography have been investigated. The end of XX century has been studied from the ethnographic point of view for the first time. City culture in Nakhchivan has been included to the researches apart.

  1. Folk calendar: habits, believes, ceremonies (on Nakhchivan materials). Baku, “Elm ve tahsil”, 2013, 200 p.
  2. Habits, believes, ethnogenetical relations connected with family and way of life. Baku: 2003
  3. Habits, beliefs and the problem of Turks’ genealogy. Ankara: 2005
  4. Prophet Noah, World storm and Nakhchivan. Naxçıvan, 2008.
  5. Turk’s remedy – folk medicine. Nakhchivan, 2010
  6. Gadirzade G. Nakhchivan: The legacy of Noah and the Turkish ancestry. Nakhchivan, 2011.
  7. Gadirzade G. National cuisine and hospitality. Nakhchivan: Ajami, 2012.
  8. Gadirzade G. Our national spiritual values. Nakhchivan: Ajami, 2012.
  9. Gadirzade G. Book of Dada Gorgud and Nakhchivan: comparative ethnographic motives. Nakhchivan: Ajami, 2016.
  10. On a study of the Pleiades // Archeology and Ethnography of Azerbaijan, № 1, 2010, pp. 252-255
  11. Heydar Aliyev and the balancing policy of Azerbaijan // Asia Minor Studies (international refereed journal of social sciences), Volume 1, 2013, pp.110-117
  12. Some notes on patronymic relations in Nakhchivan // Scientific works of NSU, 2010, № 2 (34), pp. 104-107
  13. Winter houses and heating of houses // News of Nakhchivan Branch of ANAS, 2012, № 1, pp. 131-135
  14. Calendar in the first human thought // Garapapaglar, Tbilisi: №4 (56), 2012, pp. 47-51
  15. Ceremonial meals of Nakhchivan city population (XIX-XXI centuries) // Scientific Works of “Nakhchivan” University, 2019 №4 (15), pp. 135-143
  16. People's calendar in Nakhchivan. Baku: Science and education, 2013, 200 p.
  17. Holidays and ceremonies in Nakhchivan. Nakhchivan: Ajami, 2018, 146 p.
  18. Ceremonial meals of Nakhchivan city population (XIX-XXI centuries) // Scientific Works of “Nakhchivan” University, 2019 № 4 (15), pp. 135-143
  19. Material culture of Nakhchivan city // News of Nakhchivan Branch of ANAS, 2019, № 3, volume 15, pp. 88-94