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Islamic countries’ national musical instruments to be on show in Baku

25 April 2017 [15:27] - TODAY.AZ

By Azernews


By Laman Ismayilova

Baku will host an exhibition of national musical instruments of Islamic countries.

The exhibition will open on May 14 as part of the 4th Islamic Solidarity Games to be hosted by the city on May 12-22.

The event is organized by Azerbaijan's Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Azertac reported.

Moreover, the exhibition will also feature a concert of the Ancient Musical Instruments Ensemble.

The Baku 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games is an exciting multi-sport event uniting the Islamic world.

Athletes from Islamic countries around the world will be representing their nations over 10 days of competition across 20 different sports which include 23 disciplines (Athletics and Para Athletics, Aquatics – Diving, Aquatics – Swimming, Aquatics – Water Polo, Basketball 3x3, Football, Gymnastics – Artistic, Gymnastics – Rhythmic, Wushu, Table Tennis, Handball, Judo and Blind Judo, Wrestling – Greco, Wrestling – Freestyle, Shooting, Tennis, Volleyball, Boxing, Zurkhaneh, Karate, Taekwondo and Weightlifting) in 16 modern competition venues in Baku.

Azerbaijan’s capital city Baku was awarded the Games at the General Assembly of the Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation (ISSF) in Jeddah in July 2013.

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