
Azerbaijan: Atropatene, the Little Medes
Overview
The history of Iranian Azerbaijan from the Medes era to the Sasanian Empire and from Takht-e Soleyman in Atropatene to St. Thaddeus Monastery (AKA Qara Kelisa).
Top Cast
Aziz Asheghi
Self - Site Guard
Bahman Kargar
Self - Archeologist
Alireza Hojabri Nobari
Self - Archeologist
Hamid Khatib Shahidi
Self - Archeologist
Rasul Bashash Kanzagh
Self - Linguist
Amir Matlubi
Self - Archeologist
Reza Rezalu
Self - Archeologist
Manoochehr Zendehdel
Narrator
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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