Azerbaijan (Azərbaycan), the 'Land of Fire', is a tangle of contradictions and contrasts. One of the fastest-growing tourist destinations in the world, it stills remains off-the-beaten-path for even the most avid travelers. Neither Europe nor Asia, it's a nexus of ancient historical empires, which has undergone an extraordinary transformation from the war-ravaged post-Soviet 1990s to an oil-enriched host of Formula 1 and Europa League football. Take a Look.