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Turkish ambassador congratulates Azerbaijanis on Qurban holiday

12 November 2010 [19:00] - TODAY.AZ
Turkish Ambassador to Azerbaijan Hulusi Kilic congratulated the Azerbaijani people on Qurban holiday, the Turkish Embassy told Trend today.
In his congratulatory message, Kilic expressed his pleasure at having the honor of expressing his wishes to the "brotherly Azerbaijani people."

He also wished Azerbaijanis and the entire Turkic world health, happiness, prosperity, peace and tranquility.

Qurban (Eid ul-Adha) is a part of the Muslim rite of the pilgrimage to Mecca. It is celebrated in the Mina Valley near Mecca on the tenth day of the twelfth month of the Muslim Dhul-Hijjah lunar calendar and lasts 3-4 days.


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