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Azerbaijan21 Lahic village

The Alpine settlement Lahic located in Ismayilli region of Azerbaijan is an original monument of antique urban and architectural art. This medieval town with cobbled streets and squares is one of the most famous craft and trading centers in the Caucasus and beyond.

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Azerbaijan21 Lahic village

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  1. Azerbaijan 21 Lahic village

  2. The Alpine settlement Lahij (Lahic) located in Ismayilli region of Azerbaijan is an original monument of antique urban and architectural art. This medieval town with cobbled streets and squares was one of the most famous craft and trading centers in the Caucasus and beyond

  3. Caucasus

  4. Caucasus Mountains in northern Azerbaijan

  5. Caucasus

  6. The Lahij District is located in the Ismayilli region of the Republic of Azerbaijan, on the southern slopes of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range at a height of 1211 meters above sea level

  7. The dirt road to Lahic winds up the Girdimanchai river gorge from the vineyards outside Shemakha, crossing the torrent on a flimsy bridge and skirting the sheer walls on narrow, roughly hewn ledges. Ice and snow cut Lahic off from the valley for weeks at a time in winter 

  8. Dried valley near the village Lahic

  9. The main Greater Caucasus range is generally perceived to be the dividing line between Asia and Europe. The highest peak is Mount Elbrus (5,642 m) in the western Ciscaucasus in Russia, considered as the highest point in Europe. The Caucasus is one of the most linguistically and culturally diverse regions on Earth

  10. The town of Lahij high in the Caucasus is connected to the outside world by a rugged dirt road that winds its way around precipitous gorges. During severe weather it is impossible to get to Lahic, but during the best of weather, the journey is dangerous. There are no guardrails to separate you from 300 foot drops to the rushing river below. Landslides of huge boulders also present a danger

  11. Lahic is one of the most ancient human settlements in Azerbaijan.

  12. Traditional jujum Lahic Water Carriers (metal water-carrying vessels) as they collected water from mountain springs

  13. Lahic Water Carriers Lahic has an old sewage system (some experts claim that it was built 1000 – 1500 years ago)

  14. The very first residential block in Lahic was founded in III-IV centuries

  15. Roads in Lahic are paved by rocky plates

  16. Population is approximately 1000 people who speak the variation of Tati - Lahiji language of Persian language origin

  17. Many of the people living in Lahic are involved in ancient crafts such as engraved copper work and carpet weaving. In the mid-19th century, there were more than 200 workshops in Lahic. Traders discovered Lahic crafts many centuries ago, and sold them for high prices at bazaars in Baghdad [now Iraq], Shiraz [now Iran] and other Middle Eastern cities

  18. The Louvre Museum in France has a collection of items from Azerbaijan, which include a copper pot manufactured in Lahic

  19. The Museum of Bern also has a collection of firearms and weapons of cold steel, manufactured in Azerbaijan, which includes rifles, swords and sabres, richly decorated with ornamental patterns and inlaid work

  20. Lahic is surrounded by tall mountains that are layered with limestone, sandstone and clay. Stone from these mountains was used to build most of the houses in the village HajiMollaHuseyn bath in Lahic

  21. Earthquakes frequently occur in the region, and, as a result, a specific style of building construction has developed – which include certain styles and techniques in crosscutting stone and installation of wood

  22. Due to frequent earthquakes the village developed it own building techniques, a traditional stone-and-wood cross-tie technique known in Tat as divarchu ("wood wall"). This technique has proven results - the damage provoked by quakes in places like Shemaka remains unseen in Lahic House of HajiaghaSultanov in Lahic

  23. The ancient dwelling houses in Lahic have remained unchanged, as, during the past centuries, there have not been any significant changes in the urban planning. The ground floors of houses built in the main trading street are used as workshops and trade rooms

  24. ManafSuleymanov, the Azerbaijani writer and journalist, who was originally from Lahic, published a book, in 1994, entitled “Lahic: Ethnographic and artistic insight”

  25. Copper work is the most important of the skills developed by Lahij craftsmen. Lahij is renowned for its production of arms and copper items, decorated with carved ornaments. The development of copper production triggered the formation of such professions in Lahij as tinsmith, blacksmith and others, together with the creation of bituminous coal. The structure and supplies of copper workshops, as well as its traditional external look and its production processes remain preserved today, as they were in previous centuries.

  26. Traditional Azerbaijani women's headdress (a cylindrical pillbox cap, more often made of velvet)

  27. Several families offer home stays for 10 to 15 manat per person, including breakfast

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