Mehriban Aliyeva was conferred on the High Order - the highest award of the European Olympic Committee - by a decision of the European Olympic Committees’ Executive Committee, for her special services to the development of sport in Europe.
On 21 January 2016, at a regular sitting of the European Olympic Committees’ Executive Committee held in Lausanne, the High Order was presented to Mehriban Aliyeva.
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Speed of sound
Sound is propagated in the form of waves. A vibrating item transfers its vibration to neighbouring molecules or particles. |
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Mahammad Fuzuli
Mahammad Fuzuli’s name has been eternally written in the Azerbaijani history as an eminent poet, thinker, translator and one of the founding fathers of the Azerbaijani literary language. |
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Fitneh
Bahram Shah was a skilful hunter. Each time after hunting, he would brag about his courage. The Shah had a beautiful odalisque (female slave) named Fitneh. |
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Rainbow
Rainbow is one of the most beautiful events in nature. It consists of such main colours as red, orange, yellow, green, blue, sky-blue and violet. |
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Great philanthropist
The father of Hajji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev was a shoe-maker. By this profession, he earned a living for his family. By the time Zeynalabdin was 10, he asked his father to find him a job. |
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Gobustan
Gobustan is located near Baku city. It is over 15 thousand years old. In pictures drawn on Gobustan rocks, the life and thoughts of our ancestors are depicted. |
