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The word “Chovgan”

Heydar Aliyev Center

Heydar Aliyev Center
Baku, Azerbaijan

The word “Chovgan,” of Turkish origin, means “to hit with a stick.” According to historians, the sport was created in the middle of the first millennium AD, and has been famous for several centuries in Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkey, Central Asia and other neighbouring countries.

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  • Title: The word “Chovgan”
  • Location: Azerbaijan
Heydar Aliyev Center

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