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To whom it may concern

With this letter, we officially confirm that the Azerbaijani carpet, with registration numbers ST1104001- ST1111014 of all it's types is included into the Azerbaijani Intangible Cultural Heritage List which was approved by the Order No 218 of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of , as of 28 April, 2010.

Enclosed:

1. The Order 218 of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Azerbaijan, as of 28 April, 2010 with unofficial from Azerbaijani to English

2. An excerpt from the Order referring to the Azerbaijani carpet L fi~ V'7 ~ ~ azim SAMADOV

nternational Relations and Cultural Programs Unofficial translation

MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND TOURISM OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN ORDER

Baku #218 28/04/2010

About the Intangible Cultural Heritage List of Azerbaijan

The ancient and diverse intangible cultural heritage of Azerbaijani people is one of the source of creating the mentality and consciousness of nation and therefore is the unique human phenomenon to embrace achievements of the national creativity. It is the high appreciation of Azerbaijani culture, that Azerbaijani art of Mugham in 2003, Art of

Azerbaijani Ashig and the Novruz Holiday in 2009 were incorporated into the UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Considering the experience of the developed countries in the cultural policy area, the

Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Azerbaijan has carried out important work in the field of protection and promotion of the intangible heritage of Azerbaijan. A

Division of the Intangible Heritage has been established and functioning within the

Department of Cultural Policy of the Ministry. A Council for identification and making an inventory of the elements of the intangible heritage has been established under the auspices of the Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Appropriate works have been carried out to compose a list of the elements of the intangible heritage of Azerbaijan and to make an inventory of these elements.

Mechanisms supporting cultural-political basis of the field have been monitored.

"The conception of Azerbaijani intangible cultural heritage", "Creation of international cultural tourism routes of the Mugham-tur, Ashiq-tur, Xalcha-tur, and Novruz-tur", creation of the database of intangible heritage of Azerbaijan, creation of appropriate web-portal as

well as other conceptual programs and projects are implemented at present.

In continuation of reforms in the field of protection and promotion of Azerbaijani intangible

cultural heritage, promotion and popularization of national creativity, according to the

"Program of National Creativity Capitals for 2010-2014", approved by the Ministry of

Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ganja has been proclaimed - a

Capital of Legends, Sheki - a Capital of Handicraft and Gazakh - a Capital of Folklore of

Azerbaijan for the year 2010.

With the aim to protect, transmit to future generation and present to the international

organizations in a form, correspondent to the modern standards the intangible heritage of

Azerbaijan on folklore, handicraft and local lore, leading in the core of national spiritual

and cultural development

Order:

1. To approve the list of monuments of intangible heritage of Azerbaijan (enclosed)

2. Cultural policy department (F .Babayev) and the department of Analytic analysis and

software (G.Abbasov) to continue enlarging the list of intangible cultural heritage of

Azerbaijan, gathering new information, transforming it into electron form and

systematization.

3. Keep myself controlling of order implementation.

Basis: Order 570 of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Azerbaijan as of

24/12/2009 about "Establishing within the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Azerbaijan a Public Council on Inventory and Identification of the intangible heritage".

Minister Abulfas Garayev YCAN RESPUBLiKASININ M8D8NivV8T ve TUR1ZlVI NAZiRLiVi 8MR

Azarbaycanm qeyri-maddi madani abidalarinin siyahlsl haqqmda

Azarbaycan xalqmln qadim va rangarang qeyri-maddi madani irsi minilliklar boyu tin mentalitetini va ~Ourunu formala~dlran asas manbalardan biri olmaqla xalq IClllgmm nailiyyatlarini ozOnda ehtiva edan unikal ba~ari fenomendir. 2003-cO ilda aycanln mugam sanatinin, 2009-cu ilda isa Azarbaycanln a~lq sanati va Novruz mmm. YUNESKO-nun Qeyri-maddi madani irs Ozra Reprezentativ siyahlsrna daxil masi Azarbaycan madaniyyatina verilan yOksak qiymatdir. DOnyanm qabaqcll olkalarinin madaniyyat siyasati sahasindaki tacrObalari nazara aHnmaqla, Azarbaycan Respublikasl Madaniyyat va Turizm Nazirliyi tarafindan Azarbaycanm qeyri-maddi madani irsinin qorunmasl va dastaklanmasi istiqamatinda mOhOm i~lar gorOlmO~dOr. Nazirliyin Madaniyyat siyasati ~obasinin tarkibinda Qeyri-maddi medani irs sektoru faaliyyata ba~laml~,(Azarbaycan Respublikasl madaniyyat va turizm .nazirinin rahbarliyi ila qeyri-maddi madani irs nOmunalarinin inventarizasiya va . iclenhfikasiyasl Ozra $ura yaradllml~dlr. $ura tarafindan Azarbaycanm qeyri-maddi madani abj(.l~larinin siyahlsrnm tartibi va Azarbaycanrn qeyri-maddi madani irs abidalarinin inventarla~dlrrlmasl istiqamatinda mOvafiq i~lar hayata kegirilmi~dir. Sahanin madani-siyasi taminat mexanizmlarinin monitorinqi kegirilmi~, "Azarbaycanm 'ri-maddi madani irs konsepsiyasl", "Mugam-tur, A~lq-tur, Xalga-tur va Novruz-tur alxalq madani-turizm mar~rutlarInrn yaradilmasl". Azarbaycanrn qeyri-maddi madani byektlarinin informasiya bankmm, sahaya hasr olunmu~ veb-portalrn yaradllmasl, konseptual proqram va layihalar Ozarinda i~lar davam etdirilir. Azarbaycanm qeyri-maddi madani irsinin qorunmasl, dastaklanmasi, xalq y IClllgmln tabligi va ta~viqi istiqamatinda apanlan islahatlarrn davaml ol~raq h\zarbaycan Respublikasl Madaniyyat va Turizm Nazirliyi tarafindan tasdiq edilmi9 "2010­ 201-4-cO lIIar OgOn Xalq Yaradlclllgl Paytaxtlan" Proqramrna asasan 201 O-cu il OgOn Ganca A:parbaycanm 8fsanalar Paytaxtl, $aki - Azarbaycanrn Scmatkarllq Paytaxtl va ­ Azarbaycanm Folklor Paytaxtl elan olunmu~dur. . Milli rnanaviyyatm va madaniyyatin inki~af ozayini ta~kil edan folklor, sanatkarllq, diyar90naslIq Ozra Azarbaycanm qeyri-maddi madani abidalarinin qorunub saxianllmasl, 98!~cak nasIllara gatdlrllmasl va mClasir standartlara uygun ~akilda beynalxalq ta~kilatlara h](~cJjm olur'lrnasl maqsadila

8mr ediram:

At:arbaycanm qeyri-maddi madani abidalarinin siyahlsrnm hazlrlanmasl nazara allnsm (alaVa olunur). 2. Medeniyyet siyaseti ~obesi (F.Babayev) ve Analitik tehlil ve nrl"\rtr~rn (Q.Abbasov) Azerbaycanln qeyri-maddi medeni abidelerinin siyahlslnl ve yeni melumatlann toplanllmasl, elektron formada ylQllmasl ve i~lerinin heyata kegirilmesini davam etdirsinler. 3. 8mrin icraslna nezaretl oz uzerimde saxlaylram.

8sas: Nazirliyin "Azerbaycan Respublikasl Medeniyyet ve Turizm Na:zirliyini Qeyri-maddi medeni irs numunelerinin inventarizasiya ve identifikasiyasl $uranln yaradllmasl haqqlnda" 570 nomreli 24.12.2009-cu iI tarixli emri.

Nazir List of Intangible Heritage of Azerbaijan

Approved by the Order 218

of the Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Azerbaijan as of 28 April, 2010

Extract on "Azerbaijani carpet"

I Handicraft> Applied I Azerbaijani carpet I 1939311 ST1104001 11 "Bakl" khalchasl 1 1939411 ST1104002 11 "Fatmayl" khalchasl I

1939511 ST1104003 11 "Fmdlgan" khalchasl 1 1939611 ST1104004 11 "Goredil" khalchasl I 1939711 ST1104005 11 "Novkhanl" khalchasl I 1939811 ST1104006 "Qedim efshan" khalchasl 1 1939911 ST1104007 "Qeedi" khalchasl 1940011 ST1104008 "Qlzqandan" khalcha 1940111 ST1104009 "Sacayagl" khalchasl 1940211 ST1104010 "Surakhanl" khalchasl 1940311 ST1104011 11 "KHile buta" khalchasl 1 1940411 ST1104012 11 "KHile efshan" khalchasl 1 1940511 ST1105001 11 "CHayll" khalchasl I 1940611 ST1105002 11 "CHlragli" khalchasl I 1940711 ST1105003 11 "Fakhrali" khalchasl I 1940811 ST1105004 11 "Gedebey" khalchasl I 1940911 ST1105005 11 "Gence" khalchasl 1 1941011 ST1105006 11 "Gence-Buta" khalchasl 1 ~I ST1105007 11 "Qedim Gence" khalchasl 1 1941211 ST1105008 11 "SHadli" khalchasl 1 1941311 ST1105009 11 "Samukh" khalchasl 1 1941411 ST1106001 11 "Achma-yumma" khalchasl I 1941511 ST1106002 11 "Ag chichekler" khalchasl I 1941611 ST1106003 11 "Aran" khalchasl I 1941711 ST1106004 11 "Bagchada guller" khalchasl 1 1941811 ST1106005 11 "Baliq" khalchasl 1 1941911 ST1106006 11 "Bashliq" khalchasl ("Dest-KHali Gebe"nin hisselerinden biri) 1 1942011 ST1106007 11 "Behmenli" khalchasl I 19421 11 ST1106008 11 "Berde" khalchasl I 1942211 ST1106009 11 "Beryanur" khalchasl 1 1942311 ST1106010 11 "Beshlik" khalchasl (Besh khalchadan ibaret olan "Dest-KHall Gebe") 1 1942411 ST1106011 11 "Bulud" khalchasl 1 1942511 ST1106012 11 "Buynuz" khalchasl 1 1942611 ST1106013 11 "CHelebi" khalchasl 1 1942711 ST1106014 11 "CHichekli mugan" khalchasl 1 1942811 ST1106015 11 "CHini-cheshni" khalchasl 1 2

1942911 ST1106016 11 "Deryanur" khalchasl 1 1943011 ST1106017 11 "Dest-KHall Gebe" khalchasl (3,4,5 hisseden ibaret olan khalcha) 1 19431 11 ST1106018 11 "Dordluk" khalchasl 1 1943211 ST1106019 11 "Ejdahall" khalchasl 1 1943311 ST1106020 11 "Heykel" khalchasl 1 1943411 ST1106021 11 "Lemberan" khalchasl 1 1943511 ST1106022 11 "Lempe" khalchasl 1 1943611 ST1106023 11 "Mallbeyli" khalchasl 1 1943711 ST1106024 11 "Mugan" khalchasl 1 1943811 ST1106025 11 "Nakhchlvan" khalchasl 1 1943911 ST1106026 11 "Nelbekigul" khalchasl 1 1944011 ST1106027 11 "Qarabag" khalchasl 1 19441 11 ST1106028 11 "Qoca" khalchasl 1 1944211 ST1106029 11 "Qubadll" khalchasl 1 1944311 ST1106030 11 "SHaballd-Buta" khalchasl 1 1944411 ST1106031 11 "Tallsh" khalchasl 1 1 1944611 ST1106033 11 "KHall" khalchasl ("Dest-KHall Gebe"nin ortallq khalchasl) 1 1944711 ST1106034 11 " tirme" khalchasl 1 1944811 ST1106035 11 "KHanllq" khalchasl 1 1944911 ST1106036 11 "KHanqervend" khalchasl 1 1945011 ST1106037 11 "Yanllq" khalchasl ("Dest-KHall Gebe"nin yan hisseleri) 1 19451 11 ST1106038 11 "Zengezur" khalchasl 1 1945211 ST1107001 11 "Agqoyunlu" khalchasl 1 1945311 ST1107002 11 "Bagcha" khalchasl 1945411 ST1107003 11 "Bey gebesi" khalchasl 1945511 ST1107004 11 "Borchall" khalchasl 1945611 ST1107005 11 "Burma buynuz" khalchasl 1945711 ST1107006 11 "CHobankere" khalchasl 1945811 ST1107007 11 "Dagkesemen" khalchasl 1 1945911 ST1107008 11 "Demirchi Hesen" khalchasl 1 19460 11 ST1107009 11 "Demirchiler" khalchasl 1 19461 11 ST1107010 11 "Dordbuynuz" khalchasl 1 1946211 ST1107011 11 "Duymenichek" khalchasl 1 1946311 ST1107012 11 "Ferehli" khalchasl 1 1946411 ST1107013 11 "Goycheli" khalchasl 1 1946511 ST1107014 11 "Karvansaray" khalchasl 1946611 ST1107015 1 "Kemerli" khalchasl 1946711 ST1107016 "Kollama" khalchasl 1946811 ST1107017 "Lembeli" khalchasl 1946911 ST1107018 "Mehrabslz" khalchasl 1947011 ST1107019 1"Oysuzlu" khalchasl 19471 11 ST1107020 11 "Qachagan" khalchasl 1947211 ST1107021 11 "Qarachop" khalchasl 1947311 ST1107022 11 "Qaraman" khalchasl 3

1947411 ST1107023 11 "Qaraqoyunlu" khalchasl 1 1947511 ST1107024 11 "Qarayazl" khalchasl 1 1947611 ST1107025 1\ "Qaymagll" khalchasl I 1947711 ST1107026 11 "Qazakh" khalchasl 1 1947811 ST1107027 11 "Qazakhcha" khalchasl 1 1947911 ST1107028 11 "Qurbagall" khalchasl I 1948011 ST1107029 11 "Qurbagaoglu" khalchasl 1 19481 11 ST1107030 11 "Salakhll" khalchasl 1 1948211 ST1107031 11 "Sinigollu" khalchasl 1 1948311 ST1107032 11 "SHlkhll" khalchasl khalchasl 1

1948411 ST1107033 I"Ziynetnishan" khalchasl 1 1948511 ST1108001 "" khalchasl 1 19486 11 ST1108002 "Alchagul chichi" khalchasl 1 1948711 ST1108003 "Alpan" khalchasl 1 1948811 ST1108004 11 "Arsalan" khalchasl 1 1948911 ST1108005 11 "Bilici" khalchasl 1 1949011 ST1108006 11 "CHarakh" khalchasl 1 19491 11 ST1108007 11 "Cek" khalchasl 1 1949211 ST1108008 11 "" khalchasl I 1949311 ST1108009 11 "Elikhanll" khalchasl I 1949411 ST1108010 11 "HaclqaYlb" khalchasl I 1949511 ST1108011 11 "Herat pirebedil" khalchasl 1 1949611 ST1108012 11 "Kohne " khalchasl 1 1949711 ST1108013 11 "Lecedi" khalchasl 1 1949811 ST1108014 11 "Molla Kamalll" khalchasl 1 1949911 ST1108015 11 "Orduc" khalchasl 1 1950011 ST1108016 11 "Pirebedil" khalchasl I 19501 11 ST1108017 11 "Qaraqashll" khalchasl 1950211 ST1108018 11 "Qedim minare" khalchasl 1950311 ST1108019 11 "Qedim zeyve" khalchasl 1950411 ST1108020 11 "Qlmll" khalchasl 1950511 ST1108021 11 "QIfIZ" khalchasl 1950611 ST1108022 11 "Qollu chichi" khalchasl 1950711 ST1108023 11 "Qonaqkend" khalchasl 1950811 ST1108024 11 "Quba" khalchasl 1950911 ST1108025 11 "SHahnezerli" khalchasl 1951011 ST1108026 11 "Salmasoyud" khalchasl ~I ST1108027 11 "Slrt chichi" khalchasl 1 1951211 ST1108028 11 "Uqakh" khalchasl 1 1951311 ST1108029 11 "KHan qonaqkend" khalchasl 1 1951411 ST1108030 11 "KHashl" khalchasl 1 1951511 ST1108031 11 "KHlrdagul chichi" khalchasl 1 1951611 ST1108032 11 "" khalchasl 1 1951711 ST1108033 11 "Zagll" khalchasl 1 1951811 ST1108034 11 "Zeyve" khalchasl 1 4

1951911 ST1109001 "Bico" khalchasl 1 1952011 ST1109002 "Cemcemli" khalchasl 1 19521 11 ST1109003 "Ceyirli" khalchasl 1 1952211 ST1109004 "Cut goI" khalchasl 1 1952311 ST1109005 "CHukhanll" khalchasl 1 1952411 ST1109006 "Dilikli" khalchasl 1 1952511 ST1109007 11 "EI-ele" khalchasl 1 1952611 ST1109008 11 "Erciman" khalchasl 1 1952711 ST1109009 11 "Haclqabul" khalchasl 1952811 ST1109010 11 "israfil" khalchasl 1952911 ST1109011 11 "Kurdemir" khalchasl 1953011 ST1109012 11 "Memmedagali" khalchasl 19531 11 ST1109013 11 "Mereze" khalchasl 1953211 ST1109014 11 "Nabur" khalchasl 1953311 ST1109015 11 "Pirhesenli" khalchasl 1953411 ST1109016 11 "Qablstan" khalchasl 1953511 ST1109017 11 "Qebele" khalchasl 1953611 ST1109018 11 "Qeshed" khalchasl 1953711 ST1109020 11 "Salyan" khalchasl 1953811 ST1109019 11 "Salyan khilesi" khalchasl 1 1953911 ST1109021 11 "SHamakhl" khalchasl 1 1954011 ST1109022 11 "SHilyan" khalchasl 1 19541 11 ST1109023 11 "SHirelibay" khalchasl 1 19542 11 ST1109024 11 "" khalchasl 1 1954311 ST1109025 11 "SHirvanchichi" khalchasl 1954411 ST1109026 11 "Sor-sor" khalchasl 1954511 ST1109027 11 "Takhta" khalchasl 1954611 ST1109028 11 "KHlrdagullu qablstan" khalchasl 1954711 ST1109029 11 "KHonchall qablstan" khalchasl 1 1954811 ST1110001 11 "Achma-yumma" khalchasl 1 1954911 ST1110002 11 "Agacll" khalchasl 1 19550 11 ST1110003 11 "Arch" khalchasl 1 19551 11 ST1110004 11 "BakhshaYlsh" khalchasl 1 1955211 ST1110005 11 "Canamaz" khalchasl 1 19553 11 ST1110006 "Cutargac" khalchasl 1 1955411 ST1110007 "Danall" khalchasl 1 1955511 ST1110008 "Dordfesil" khalchasl 1955611 ST1110009 "Doruye" khalchasl 1955711 ST1110010 1"Efshan" khalchasl 1955811 ST1110011 1"Erdebil " khalchasl 1955911 ST1110012 "Gollu-gusheli" khalchasl 1956011 ST1110013 "Goravan" khalchasl 19561 11 ST1110014 "Heris" khalchasl 1956211 ST1110015 "Heyvanat" khalchasl 1 1956311 ST1110016 "icevan" khalchasl 1 5

1956411 ST1110017 11 "KellaYI" khalchasl 1 1956511 ST1110018 11 "Lechekturunc" khalchasl 1956611 ST1110019 11 "Maraga KHalchalan" 1956711 ST1110020 11 "Melair" khalchasl 1956811 ST1110021 11 "Merend KHalchalan" 1956911 ST1110022 11 "Mir" khalchasl 19570 11 ST1110023 11 "Miyane" khalchasl 1 19571 11 ST1110024 11 "Norshar" khalchasl 1 1957211 ST1110025 11 "Ovchuluq" khalchasl 1 1957311 ST1110026 11 "Payendaz" khalchasl 1 1957411 ST1110027 "Qaraca" khalchasl 1 1957511 ST1110028 "Qarmaqll" khalchasl 1 1957611 ST1110029 "SHahabbasi" khalchasl 1 1957711 ST1110030 "Seccade" khalchasl 1 1957811 ST1110031 "Sef seccade" khalchasl I 1957911 ST1110032 11 "Serabi" khalchasl 1 19580 11 ST1110033 11 "SHeykh Sefi" khalchasl 1 19581 11 ST1110034 11 "Silsilevi lechek" khalchasl 1 1958211 ST1110035 11 "Sultani" khalchasl 1 1958311 ST1110036 11 "Sutunlu" khalchasl 1958411 ST1110037 11 "Tarush" khalchasl 1958511 ST1110038 11 "Urmiya" khalchasl 1958611 ST1110039 11 "KHalkhal KHalchalan" 1958711 ST1110040 11 "Zencan" khalchasl 1958811 ST1111001 11 Cecim 1958911 ST1111002 11 Cici 1959011 ST1111003 11 Diba 19591 11 ST1111004 11 Hesir 1959211 ST1111005 11 Kilim 1 1959311 ST1111006 11 Ladl 1 1959411 ST1111007 11 Makhfur 1 1959511 ST1111008 11 Palas 1 1959611 ST1111009 11 Qullabduzluq 1 1959711 ST1111010 11 SHedde 1 1959811 ST1111011 11 Sumakh 1 1959911 ST1111012 11 Verni 1 1960011 ST1111013 11 Zemistani 1 19601 11 ST1111014 11 Zili 1