The following details notable events from the year 2009 in Azerbaijan. The Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to the south. The exclave of Nakhchivan is bounded by Armenia to the north and east, Iran to the south and west, while having a short borderline with Turkey to the northwest.
May 1 - The state stamp maker Azermarka had issued postage stamps dedicated to the 15th anniversary of Azerbaijan’s cooperation with NATO.[6]
May 2 - Baku hosted the international scientific conference Conspectus to a New Thinking in Modern World initiated by Azerbaijan Association of Philosophy and Socio-Political Sciences.[7]
July 2 - The Heydar Aliyev Airport suspended its night schedule. The airport worked in a normal regime from 7 a.m. til 12 p.m.According to AZAL spokesman, this rule was established for the population to rest calmly at night time. He noted that the restrictions are not related to humanitarian, state, sanitarian and rescue flights, as well as to the flights that were caught in bad weather and that need to land urgently.[10]