Regional Garden Museum of Azerbaijan as Essential Need of Four Provinces for their Introduction and Recognition

Abstract

Azerbaijan region in Iran includes West Azerbaijan Province, East Azerbaijan, Ardebil and Zanjan that each of them has different ethnic groups in its place. This land is particularly important in shaping of national identity, but art and architecture and dominant rich culture that are consistent with the other parts of Iran in over time. However the museums are historical and national identity, it seems Regional Garden Museum of Azerbaijan including the heritage of four provinces that with the pattern of Persian Garden plays a significant role in strengthen ethnic and culture and alliance of people in  this region. The purpose of this study is to introduce and recognize the region of Azerbaijan to people. Thus, ethnic alliance refers to the preservation of ethnic, cultural and national identity. Research method of this study is qualitative with descriptive analysis method. In this study, after collecting information through library studies and referring to the documents, the theoretical framework was defined and then a model of recognition of regional identity in the architectural space was explained. Based on the presented criteria in this model, by using qualitative content analysis, the survey of region of Azerbaijan and Regional Garden Museum of Azerbaijan it was concluded that the mentioned four provinces have similar characteristics of regional identity in objective and subjective dimensions and finally, it was determined that Regional Museum of Azerbaijan with Persian Garden pattern can play an important role in strengthen ethnic, cultural and national identity as well as national alliance and recognizing it to the world.