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Institute of Folklore
| Web-site | www.folklor.az |
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| Address | AZ1001, Azerbaijan Republic, Baku city, Icharishahar, Kichik Gala, 8 sidestreet, 31 | |
| Phone | (+994 12) 4929248 | |
| Fax | (+994 12) 4929314, 4981621 | |
| azfolklor@yahoo.com | ||
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| Deputy directors | For scientific affairs
PhD in philology, associate-professor Office phone: (+994 12) 4988108 Mob.: (+994 55) 7644420 Fax: (+994 12) 4981621 For general affairs Abuzar Yavar oglu Gulmammadov Office phone: (+994 12) 4929248, (+994 12) 4981621 Mob.: (+994 55) 6353002, (+994 70) 6353002 |
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| Scientific secretary | Elchin Huseynaga oglu Abbasov
PhD in philology, associate-professor Office phone: (+994 12) 4929248 Mob.: (+994 55) 7017704 Fax: (+994 12) 4981621 E-mail: elcinabbasov@yandex.ru |
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| Establishment history | Folklore Institute began its activity in 1994 on the base of Literature Institute named after Nizami ANAS as Scientific Cultural Centre “Folklore palace”. During the first years the Centre consisted of sections such as “Azerbaijan folklore”, “Folklore of Turkic nations”, “Ashug activity” and “Computer centre” and in 2000 with the 1300th anniversary of “Kitabi Dede Gorgud” it riched with the department “Gorgud-study”. From 2003 it became the independent structure unit of ANAS as Folklore Institute. | |
| Basic activity directions | Collecting Azerbaijan folklore and mythological texts from all regions of the republic and foreign areas where Azerbaijanians live in compact, documenting, scientific classification, making catalogue, compiling and publishing; investigating the variants and sources of folklore texts, explaining the growth characters of Azerbaijan folklore in historical chronological in succession and investigating the theoretical problems, studying the local, regional, ethnic, national and universal characters and relations of Azerbaijan folklore, creating the rich folklore anthology, folklore and myth texts volumes of Azerbaijan regions, preparing the history of folklore, mythology and folklore-study in many volumes. | |
| Main scientific achievements | 1. I.Abbasli. Spreading and influence problems ofAzerbaijan eposes. Baku, Nurlan, 2007.
2. M. Kazimoglu. Double-facing of character in folklore. Baku, Elm, 2011. 3. F. Bayat. Turkic tekke (Sufizm) literature. Baku, 2011. 4. Ch. Mehdizade. The school of saz. Baku, Elm ve tehsil, 2012. 5. Garabag: folklor is also a history. Folklore samples of Garabag, in 9 volumes, Baku, 2012-2014. 6. Haydar Aliyev heritage and the actual problems of Azerbaijan folklore-study, Baku, Nurlan, 2013. 7. I. Rustamzade. Plot indicators of Azerbaijani tales, Baku, Nurlan, 2013. 8. T. Hajiyev. “The book of Dede Gorgud”: the first written text-book of our history, Baku, Elm ve tehsil, 2013. 9. A. Asger. The activity of Oghuzname, Baku, Nurlan, 2013. |
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| Total number of employees | 211 | |
| Structural subdivisions | Department of Classic folklore Department of “Folkore of Turkic nations” Department of “Dede Gorgud” Department of Ashig activity Department of Mythology Department of “The folklore of ceremony” Department of “Modern folklore” Department of Folklore and written literature Department of “Collecting and systematizing of folklore” Department of Music folklore Fund of folklore Shaki section “Gazakh-Borchali” section Section of “Folklore of ethnic minorities” Section of Editorship-publication Folklore group “Gorgud” Department of Southern Azerbaijan folklore Section of Education Department of Foreign and social relations Department of Folklore Theory |
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Scientific Council: - chairman - secretary - members |
Ph.D. Oruj Sohrab oglu Aliyev (deputy) Ph.D. Elchin Huseynaga oglu Abbasov Doctor of Sciences Ramazan Oruj oglu Gafarli Doctor of Sciences Fuzuli Kheyrulla oglu Gozalov Doctor of Sciences on Art-studyNaila Rasim gizi Rahimbayli Doctor of Sciences Seyfaddin Gulverdi oglu Rzayev Ph.D. Afzaladdin Dagbayi oglu Asgerov Doctor of Sciences Kamran Imran oglu Aliyev Ph.D. Rza Zeynal oglu Khalilov Ph.D. Elkhan Huseyngulu oglu Mammadov Ph.D. Agaverdi Sarkhan oglu Khalilov Ph.D. Aziz Yusif oglu Alakbarli Ph.D. Adil Savalan oglu Jamilov Ph.D. Matanat Mashallah gizi Abbasova Ph.D. Ilkin Fariz oglu Rustamzade Ph.D. Nail Mahabbat oglu Gurbanov Ph.D. Tahir Talib oglu Orujov Ali Huseyn oglu Shamilov |
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Council of Young Scientists and Specialists: - chairman - secretary - members |
Ph.D Nail Gurbanov (chairman) Ph.D. Fidan Gasimova (deputy) Ph.D. Sabina Isayeva (secretary) Ph.D. Nigar Hasanova Ph.D. Leman Suleymanova Ph.D. Ilkin Rustamzade Ph.D. Aposh Valiyev Ph.D. Khayala Agayeva Ph.D. Sonmez Abbasli Ph.D. Zumrud Semedova Aynura Safarova Gulnar Osmanova Hikmet Guliyev Safa Garayev |
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Dissertation Council - chairman - deputy chair - scientific secretary - members |
Doctor of Sciences Mukhtar Kazim oglu Imanov Doctor of Sciences Seyfaddin Gulverdi oglu Rzayev Ph.D. Afag Khurram kizi Ramazanova Doctor of Sciences Fuzuli Kheyrulla oglu Gozalov Doctor of Sciences Seyfaddin Hamza oglu Ganiyev Doctor of Sciences Kamran Imran oglu Aliyev Doctor of Sciences Jalal Mirzaga oglu Mammadov Doctor of Sciences Ramazan Oruj oglu Gafarli Doctor of Sciences Khatira Badraddin gizi Bashirli Doctor of Sciences Kamil Huseyn oglu Allahyarov Doctor of Sciences Maarifa Huseyn gizi Hajiyeva Doctor of Sciences on Art-study Naila Rasim gizi Rahimbayli Doctor of Sciences Sahar Hidayat gizi Orujova Ph.D. Afzaladdin Dagbeyi oglu Asgerov |
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Trade Union: - chairman - deputy chairman - secretary - bureau members |
Tahir Orujov Gulnaz Aliyeva Vusala Karimova Afag Ramazanova Tajir Gurbanov Agaverdi Khalilov Naila Rahimbeyli Rza Khalilov Sonmez Abbasli |
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| PR responsible person | Sonmez Israfil gizi Abbasli | |
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