Azerbaijan: a country steeped in hydrocarbons

Paris (AFP) Nov 5, 2024

Azerbaijan, host of the upcoming United Nations COP29 climate summit, is a petrostate nestled between Russia and Iran. - An ancient history - The name Azerbaijan comes from the Persian "azer", or "sacred fire", from the temples of the ancient religion of Zoroastrianism, which were fuelled by gas or crude oil that gushed naturally from the ground. In the late 13th century, Venetian ex