Project welcome
Hello friends, we are from Ismailli, Azerbaijan. We are 8 th and 9th grade students and it is interesting for us to participate in the online projects and share with the world. We study at the secondary school #1 named after Israil Hasanov. We want to share information about our culture, tradition and history with the world. Hope you will like.
Ismailli school#1 named after Israil Hasanov
About our school
Our school name is school #1 named after Israil Hasanov. He is a scientist from our region that is why our school carries his name. Our school is founded in 1961. There are 1291 students and 140 teachers in our school. 671 of them are boys, 620 of them are girls. The first principal of our school was Israil Hasanov. We study in the 8th and 10th grade. Our school is very big. It is situated in the center of the region. We have very good, innovative and kind teachers at our school. Our school looks like a letter H. Our school is public. We have got a uniform at our school. The director and the parents designed our school uniform. Girls wear white blouse and black skirt; the boys wear white shirt and black trousers. In winter we wear suits. We have morning and afternoon classes. Morning classes are from 8 till 1 o’clock; afternoon classes are from 1 till 6 o’clock. We have a canteen at our school and we have lunch there. Every year lots of students enter universities from our school. Our students participate in many projects. The main thing is that they participate in these projects in English.
Till this day, 3 of our students have gone to study in America about a year with the FLEX program. Aynur Ismayilova studied for a year in America and now she is a student at the University of Foreign Languages.
Saadat Atakishiyeva earned a year study in America and after a year she entered the university there. Now she continues her education in the Dimon university Iowa state.
Camila Pashayeva earned a year study and now she studies in California. We have contact with our students and their schools, also their families.
Leyla Atakishiyeva and Seljug Suleymanli participated with their teacher Shukufa Najafova in “Leadership” project and they earned 2 weeks study in America. They presented there and their friends like their work.
Farah Maharramova participated in “Global scholarship” project and was choosen as a global student in the world.
As of now, Shukufa Najafova participates with her students in the “Global Classroom” project and lots of IEARN projects. She is the facilitator of 2 projects in IEARN: “Folk Tales” and “Local History”.
Shukufa Najafova also participates in AzETA conferences and presented there. She has made her teacher’s website.
The address of her site is: http://shukufanajafovassite.blogspot.com/
She has also prepared a blog for the “Local History”. It is about Ismailli. The address is:
http://sites.google.com/site/onedayinmylifeshukufanajafova/
Also Shukufa Najafova participated in TEA program and was chosen as finalist. She was in USA about 6 weeks by TEA program. She also was in Turkey and presents her IEARN project there. In 2009 she was in the workshop and conference in Morocco. One of her student is in London now and he opened Azeri school there called “Caspian Khazri”. He also publishes a newspaper called “Araz”. He also opened there “A young’s club”. Shukufa Najafova is the member of International Teacher’s Association.
We have Azeri and Russian sectors at our school. Lots of our graduators work in abroad. Vusal Hamzayev works in London. He opened Azerbaijani school there and at the same time he publishes a newspaper named “Araz” there. Rashad Huseynov works in OSCE as a diplomat.
One of our students Seymur Mammadli works in ANS TV as a translator.
In 2008 our school participated in the competition held by our government called “The best school of the year” and won. Two of our teachers also participated in the competition called “The best teacher of the year” and won. They are Shukufa Najafova our English teacher and Ulviyya Tahirova.
We love our school and hope that you will like our school.
Here are some pictures from our city
The History of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan has a very glorious and heroic history. In Azerbaijan great sons such as Javanshir, Babek, Shah Ismail Hetayi, Koroglu, Javad Khan, and others grew up. These sons of the motherland always thought about their homeland’s benefit. For example, Javanshir spent sleepless nights and thought about how he can be useful for his people. He became a great leader and created the Girdman State in the 7th century. Another example, in the 9th century the Arabians invaded Azerbaijan and Babek decided to save his people from the enemies. He fought more than 20 years against the Arabian Khalafat and even though he lost, he fight shocked thoroughly the Arabian Khalafat. At last he died for his people, he sacrificed himself for his people, for his motherland. We can’t say that there are not black days in our history. Azerbaijan’s nature, its geographical position, and its natural riches, have always attracted strangers. We, the hospitable and peaceful Azerbaijani people, always saw treason from our neighbors. We have had a lot of tragedies, they include, 944 the tragedy of Berda by the Russians, tragedies in the 13th and 14th centuries by the Mongols, the Russians again in the 17th and 18th centuries, 1804 the tragedy of Ganga where Javad Khan said that the Russians could only enter the city over his dead body. In 1828 Azerbaijan was separated into two parts by Iran and Russia by the Turkmenchay Treaty. The North was given to Russia and the South to Iran. The Araz River was the frontier.
When M. A. Resulzade came to government in 1918, he saved north Azerbaijan from the Russians. He created the first democratic state in the East, the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan. But our southern land is still in Iran. With great sorrow, I must say that our Borchali region was given to Georgia, Darban to Russia, and the paradise of Azerbaijan, Goyche Mahali to Armenia. The Armenians have never had their own place. In the end, they defeated the eye of Azerbaijan – GARABAGH. Now they are living on Azerbaijan lands. They committed the 1918 genocide, the tragedy of the 20th of January 1990, and the tragedy of Xojali on the 26th of February 1992. They acted wildly, they killed children, elderly people, and women. But they must know that from the ancient times GARABAGH was our land and always will be. Azerbaijan is invincible. In the end we want to say that we are proud that we are a citizen of a republic like Azerbaijan and we hope and we believe that soon we will save our land from the damned enemies.
The History of İsmayilli
Ismayilli region was organized in 1931. Its territory is about 2064 km². Its rich nature, fertile lands, rivers, healing springs and large pastures caused old people to inhabit in here. Our forefathers were especially busy by cattle-breeding, hunting and gardening. There are a lot of historical monuments in Ismayilli region. Chavanshir castle -near Talistan, Maiden Towers – near Khanagah ( XI-XIII cent. ), bath-house, mosque and old plane tree ( XVIII cent. ), Girdiman castle and memorial – near Lahich, Fitdagh ( XIII cent. ) –near Sulut and others. The historical monuments are kept safe and sound in Sangalan, Gushenche, Ivanovka plateaus. For example: Kurduvan, Uzunboylar, Shikhdara hill, Mollaisakhli, Galagah, Hachihatamli, Patakli and Shakili monuments. A lot of guns, jewelry things, condition things, labor things, little monuments and coins were found there. All of these show that, here lived population having developed civilization and economy. The remainders of these monuments remained about 0, 6-0, 8 m depth. 
ABOUT THE MONUMENTS
Khanagh and Maiden Towers may concern to XI century. Gasimkhan castle ( XIV cent. ) is situated in 7-8 km at the north from Galachig village, near the source of Goychay river on a high mountain. Gasimkhan castle is one the monuments, which is destroyed much around Gigala´s territory. Sulut, Khankandi and Kurduvan monuments were summer residence of Shirvan leaders. They say the flocks of khan were used to feed in Fit and Niyal mountains. There are continues life more than 2000 years in Khankandi and Kurduvan. One of these monuments is Buzkhana which concern to Shirvan leaders – is Zeyve memorial. (XIX cent.) Its height is 6 m. In 1805, when the Russians were defeated North Azerbaijan, Shirvan´s lieder Mustafa khan was strengthen in the Fit castle.
Even though he signed Kurekchay treaty in 1805, 27th of December, he was continued his fight in the Fit castle.One of Sulut monuments is Buzkhana. 650-700 m from Buzkhana in the North, there is “Haram qalasi” or Girkhotag (40 room) monument. Almost, the walls of this castle are quite safe and sound. During Sasani´s period, in the III century some monuments were built with the fear of the North. For example: Chavanshir castle stays till now therefore its walls destroy. This monument is a great example for the past of Azerbaijan masters. In some sources were considered that Ismailli’s territory was founded by Cavanshir the ruler of Girdiman state in the 7th century.
Another historical monument are the grave stones, which are situated in Pirdavud cemetery ( III-I cent. B.C.) The inscriptions in the grave stones prove that, they have very old history. Girlartapa monument is concern to neolith period. The discoveries, which were found from Girlartapa show that, there existed a life from the 5th cent. B.C. till the middle ages during 7000 years.
Bibliography
Title, Author: The historian Qafar Cabiyev.
The Geography of Ismayilli
Ismayilli region was organized in 1931. Its territory is 2064 km2 . The population is 70,724. Ismayilli is on the south slope of great Caucasus Mountains. The centre of Ismayilli of region is Ismayilli city. It is situated 270 km from the capital of Azerbaijan Baku. The territory of the region is especially mountainous. The South-eastern end of the Alazan and Haftaran valleys are in the territory of Ismayilli. The southern part of the region is rolling hills and another part is lowlands.The territory is cut by deep river canyons. The rivers of the region flow into the river Kur’s basin. It has small lakes. Great living places are Ismayilli city, Lahij settlement, the Russian village of Ivanovka, Mijan, Basqal, Kurtmashi, and Qalajik villages. At the present there are 114 villages in the Ismayilli region.
ISMAILLY`S CLIMATE
Ismailly region is situated on the low hills of the South Caucasus. This region mostly has a mile climate.As the territory is consisted of the mountains and plains inside the mild climate it has branches as warm climate. The precipitation is fallen equally in the second part of the climate cold climate and mountain- tundra types of climate. On average precipitations yearly are 900-1600 mm. The temperature on the high mountain places usual below 0 but on the plans +15 +20 degrees, in the north places +2 +6 and in the south places +10 +14 degrees. Ismailly is one of the most beautiful and splendid regions of Azerbaijan. Green forests, water full rivers nice nature makes this place practice for the foreigners and not only. Every season has its own charm here and summer does too. The sun shines brightly but it is not very hot here. The Caucasus keep this place cool in summer and because of it there are no very strong winds in this area. The winter season is different in different parts of region because of their situation. In the villages which are situated on the slopes of the mountains like Bascal, Lahic winter is usually snowy and harsh. Fall and spring are very foggy, misty and wet here. But in places near to Aran zone winter is mild .They are Kurtmashi, Qubaxelilli, Geraybeyli and others. There are some differences between the regions situated in the south and places situated in the north of the Ismailly. At the places which are situated on the West part plants and climate are very different not the same. These places have more plants and forests. Ismailly is consisted of 111 villages and 2 little towns.The Economy of Ismayilli
As the Soviet government was established in Azerbaijan in 1932 Ismayilly became as an independent region. The centre of the region first was Ismayilly village in 1959 became a settlement and then in 1967 it is formed as a city. Ismailly city is situated in Ganikhi-Alazan valley and it is in 500 m height. There are 111 villages in this territory. Mijan, Talistan and Julyan villages are connected to the city. Ismailly is a sloppy zone. It has 3 parts: 1) Mountains field
2) Slope fields
3) Plains
There are 20 rivers, 10 lakes and water reservations. The longest rivers are Goychay chay, Girdiman chay and Aqsu chay. These rivers fulfill their waters by rains and mountain waters. Ismailly is well endowed by nature, fruitful grounds and kind people. Ismailly has a very nice nature and that is why we have to take care of it. For that purpose there are some reservations at this territory. One of them is between Khanaya and Galacjiq villages. There are 134 kinds of plants there. They are oak-tree, lime-tree, pine-tree, marple- tree and so on .Almost all fruit-trees are grown here; apple-tree, pear-tree, plum-tree, peach-tree, apricot, chest-not, nut and so on.
İn order to use the local opportunities of our region at once, we must develop winemaking, fruit production, bee-keeping, vine-growing, carpet-making, silk-making and gathering herbs and at the same time professionalism. Our region has a rich environment. We must protect our environment. The main part of the economy of Ismayilli was vine-growing. During Soviet regime it was the most developed. But, after the 90th years these vineyards were destroyed. We must develop this side of our economy nowadays. There are many forests in Ismayilli. We must protect these forests. There is a brickyard in Ismayilli. Sheep-breeding and cattle breeding are developed in Ismayilli. There is also a butter-cheese factory and bread factories in our region. The villages of Ismayilli have some branches of industry for example: the carpet-making profession is developed in Lahic and the production of shawls made from silk is famous in Basqal. We can develop tourism and sanatoriums because our region has suitable nature and climate. We know that in the village Ivanovka we have collective economy too. We may develop this side and at the same time farmer-economy and free enterprises.Literature and Arts
About İsmailli’s famous Literary Personalities
Our region Ismailli has brought up many famous persons. For example: The scientist and writer Manaf Suleymanov, the doctor and theologian Molla Mahammad Rza, the outstanding member of the women movement, the director of the magazine “Azerbaijan qadını” and science history Hokuma Sultanova, the commander of Azerbaijan division Seyfulla Mehdiyev, academic, the professor on chemistry Soltan Mehdiyev, the first director of law school, the teacher of Baku State University Yusif Rahimli, the best of Azerbaijan artist, painter Ağa Mehdiyev, the economic scientist, the first ship captain Shovkat Suleymanova. Geology-mineralogy scientific S. Suleymanova and so on. There lived many educated persons in our region İsmailli. One of them: is a doctor of technology science, scientist, and academician Tofiq İsmailov. Tofiq Kazım oğlu İsmayılov was born in 1933 in the village of Basqal of İsmailli. He died in 1991.He began to his activity in the palace named after Qaqarin. He finished the secondary school in 1951.He entered the Institute of Connection in Moscow. He worked as a director of the Institute of Cosmic Exploration. He opened the Air cosmic Institute of Scientific Explore and the Institute of Ecology. He was the author of more than 200 scientific work and inventions. Abulhasan Alakbarzade: He is Azerbaijanian writer. Çingiz Alakbarzade: He graduated philology faculty of Azerbaijan State University. After graduating Philology faculty of Azerbaijan State University he worked as a teacher in Ali-Bayramlı in 1960. He wrote many interesting stories and novels. For example: “Vulkan”, “Hamilə dəniz”, “Alman şərabı”, “Çılpaqlı”, “Qumarbaz”, “Zindan” and so on.
These are kinds of carpet without pile called "Palaz"
A Holiday in Ismayilli
Novruz is one of the celebrations in our region.
What is Novruz?
Novruz is green samani (wheat grass), colored eggs, sweets and bonfires. Novruz is a National Holiday in Azerbaijan. Novruz means a new day. Novruz is one of the oldest holidays in the world. People celebrate Novruz as the birthday of nature and life. The people of Ismailli celebrate Novruz on the 21st of March. On this day the sun crosses the eguator and lightens the whole planet. We also call it “Spring Holiday”. They celebrate spring holidays in Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and in Bulgaria too. There are four pre-holidays, the Tuesdays before Novruz. They all have got their own names. The first Tuesday is Water, the second Tuesday is Fire, the third Tuesday is Air and the fourth Tuesday is Earth. On these Tuesday we organize celebrations with our closest friends. Everybody must talk about good and pleasant things. Mothers cook plov. Children jump over the bonfires. Novruz rituals are very interesting. Parents usually have gifts for their children. They buy new clothing and sweets. Nature changes its clothing and people do the same. Azeri people clean and decorate houses, yards, streets and squares. It is the time for charity too. People make khonchas (a tray of sweets) and give them to the needy people. There is always pakhlava, shakarbura, gogal, sweets, biscuits, nuts, dry fruit, raisins and a big samani in the middle of khonchas. Candles around khonchas burn and lighten them. The Spring Maiden comes on the 21st of March. She wears a national costume. She travels on a phaeton with horses. The spring Maiden decorates her phaeton with flowers, red ribbons and balls. There’s a show with “Kosa(the bearded)” and “Kechal (the bald)”. They take part in Novruz celebrations too. They look very funny in their costumes. They make people laugh with their tricks. And then they ask for treats. In the evening children go to their neighbor’s houses, knock on the door, throw a hat, and run and hide. The people in the house then put candy or sweets in their hat. This looks like the Halloween tradition of Trick or Treat in America. We send greeting cards to our relatives. We also visit our grandparents. We congratulate everybody and say “I wish you a Happy Holiday!” Famous People
The Famous People of Ismayilli
There are many famous poets, scientists, writers, actors, ect in Ismayilli. We want to name some of them: Professorial candidates Teshekkul Parlanov and Hilal Elesgerov, Pedogogical Professorial Candidate Endelib Quliyev, Biology Professorial Candidate Shehriyar Meherremov, Physics and Mathematics Professorial Candidates Agaqasim Qasimov and Burhan Javadov, Techical Professorial Candidate Behram Quliyev, Police Chiefs Eziz Movlamov and Ibrahim Bagirov, History Professorial Candidate Nejjar Mustafayev, the famous oil engineer Semaye Huseynova, the redactor of the newspaper Elin Sozu” Dashdemir Ajderoglu, the pilot Salah Alakbarzade, doctor Nargiz Aliyeva and Tahir Mammadov. Ismailli’s native children are famous not only in Azerbaijan, but in the world. Some of them lived and work in other countries. For example: Turkmanistan`s Repablic Honored teacher, Filology Professorial Candidates, and professor Tahir Ceferli, Italy`s national hero Memmed Bagirov, the hero of the Soviet Union, Behyeddin Mireyev, for whom a school was named in Ukraine, and Vahab Qasimov, who is buried in Berlin, among others. One of the famous people of Ismayilli, Maqsud Cavadov, did much research in Azerbaijan on the history of math, wrote many science articles and printed many books. We want to tell you about some interesting facts: A citizen of the village Lahic, Ganci (1714-1715), gained fame for his copper work and art in making samavars from copper. It is said that one of his samavars was given to the Russian Csarista Katherine the Great and its creator was given a medal. In the 1862 London World Fair, a scarf maker from Basqal, Nesir the son of Abdulleziz, represented Azerbaijan by winning a silver medal for his presentation of kelegayis (traditional Azerbaijani silk shawls).
This is silk kerchief made in Basqal
We prepared movie about our project and want to share with you. Hope you will have a look and write your comment about.
This movie is about "Khojali Tragedy"
This movie is about our country Azerbaijan.
This movie is about the region Ismailli where we live.
Local History mini survey
Ambassador Bryza visited Ismayilli School #1 on the first leg of the Peace Corps Bus Tour to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps. Teachers and students gave presentations highlighting 8 years of Peace Corps volunteers in the region and the great work they have accomplished together. I want to share this great news with my friends 
http://endir.net/proikceckpjj/Local_History-Azerbaijan_1_album.zip.htm
http://endir.net/1gxqw4ptjf8u/Local_history-Khojai_album1.zip.htmhttp://endir.net/1460mx8nz1md/local_history-my_city_ismailli_album1.zip.htm
USA Ambassador Bryza visited Ismayilli
School #1,Azerbaijan
School #1,Azerbaijan
Ambassador Bryza visited Ismayilli School #1 on the first leg of the Peace Corps Bus Tour to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps. Teachers and students gave presentations highlighting 8 years of Peace Corps volunteers in the region and the great work they have accomplished together. I want to share this great news with my friends 
Our albums
http://endir.net/1gxqw4ptjf8u/Local_history-Khojai_album1.zip.htm
http://endir.net/n7gqky0b2r6g/2010.doc.htm
Here you can see the meting with the Ambassador of the USA Mathew Bryza which is held in my school.
This is about Mubariz Ibrahimov
You can see the movie here who had killed by armenian.
Hi dear Shukufa!
YanıtlaSilIt is very nice to be a reader of your blog,wish you success everywhere!
Parvana
My dear Peri thanks a lot for your wish, the same to you.
YanıtlaSilShukufa