March proclaimed Azerbaijani Heritage Month in US State Maryland’s Montgomery County

March proclaimed Azerbaijani Heritage Month in US State Maryland’s Montgomery County.

The decision was made by the County Executive Isiah Leggett of Montgomery on March 8th. The document commends the Republic of Azerbaijan for being the first Muslim nation to grant women the right to vote in 1918; for being a cultural cradle in the Caucasus, producing such legends as poetess Khurshid Banu Natavan (1830-1897) and composer Uzeyir Hajibeyov (1885-1948); and for being a strategic ally to the US.

Montgomery County of Maryland is in the Washington, DC Metro area, it is well known for multicultural diversity.


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