Azerbaijan Water Management and Land Reclamation Workers' Day
June 5 · Level 4 · #1559 of 2238
This is a professional holiday for the people who make sure Azerbaijan's water reaches its fields instead of going to waste. Engineers, hydraulic specialists and land reclamation workers help the soil bear a harvest even in dry years.
How it is celebrated: industry organisations hold meetings and festive gatherings, the best specialists receive awards, and colleagues pay tribute to veterans of the field.
The country's main river, the Kura, feeds the Mingachevir Reservoir, considered the largest in the South Caucasus and used for both irrigation and power.