az

Az, written as AZ or az, is a two-letter sequence widely used as an abbreviation and code across different domains. In geopolitics and international data standards, AZ is the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Azerbaijan, a nation located at the crossroads of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. Azerbaijan’s internet country-code top-level domain is .az, and the two-letter code appears in various identifiers, logistics, and data systems.

In the United States, AZ is the postal abbreviation for the state of Arizona, located in the Southwest. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. The state is known for desert landscapes, including the Sonoran Desert, and notable natural features such as the Grand Canyon.

In Turkish, az means “few” or “little” and is used as an adverb or determiner, for example az bir süre meaning “for a short while.”

In aviation, the IATA airline designator AZ has been associated with Alitalia, the Italian carrier; after the airline’s restructuring, the code has also been linked to ITA Airways in various contexts.

In navigation and astronomy, Az is a common abbreviation for azimuth, the angular distance measured clockwise along the horizon from a reference direction, typically true north or magnetic north.