Nakhchivan, an integral part of Azerbaijan, gained the status of autonomy in 1924. According to the constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan adopted on November 12, 1995 and the constitution of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic adopted on December 29, 1998 Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic is an autonomous state within the Republic of Azerbaijan. The autonomous state has a parliament consisting of 45 members and a goverment. According of the constitution, the Chairman of the Supreme Assembly of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic is the highest official of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.

The territory of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic is 5,5 thousand square kilometers, population is 454 thousand people. Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic is composed of the capital city-Nakhchivan and 7 administrative regions. There are 5 towns, 8 settlements and 206 villages.

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According to the decree signed by the Chairman of the Supreme Assembly of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic on May 15, 2006, Nakhchivan Tourism Information Center was incorporated in the structure of  the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. It began to operate within the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Nakhchivan  Autonomous Republic with the 69th decree of the Council of Ministers of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic signed on July 08, 2010, conforming the Centre's regulations and staff table. The center has four staff members. It continues to function in the building of Zaviya madrasa -  a historical and architectural monument of XVII-XVIII centuries - which was reconstructed on July 5, 2012. 

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