http://doi.org/1058225/sw.2023.2-128-132
FROM THE HISTORY OF EARTHQUAKES IN AZERBAIJAN
Aghalarli Mubariz Zahid- ass.prof., doctor of philosophy in history, leading researcher, A.A. Bakikhanov Institute of History of ANAS, mubarizagalarov@yahoo.com
Introduction. Throughout history, the material and spiritual cultural samples that have been created and formed in Azerbaijan have also contributed to the universal value system. Unfortunately, these unique cultural values having faced a serious test as a result of natural disasters and earthquakes that occurred from time to time; in some case it has faced the threat of extinction, and sometimes it has been completely destroyed. Historically, the earthquakes that occurred in the territory of the country have not only damaged material and moral values, but also resulted in numerous human losses and had a negative impact on demographic processes. It should be noted that the information about the first earthquake in history dates back to 2050 BC. Earthquakes that occur from time to time in different seismo-active zones of the world have caused numerous casualties and seriously damaged material and moral values. Due to its scale and power, as well as the great destruction it caused the Ardabil earthquake [year 893, death toll 150 thousand people] [1], the Kanto earthquake [1923 year, death toll 142 thousand people] [2], the Erzincan earthquake [1939, death toll 33 thousand people] [2], the Ashgabat earthquake [1948, death toll 110 thousand people], the Turkiye-Syria earthquake [2023 year, the death toll is more than 50.000 people] [2] which are especially remembered in the world and Azerbaijan are considered the worst natural disasters in human history. On the whole, during the last 500 years, about 5 million people lost their lives as a result of earthquakes in the world.
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