From regions to the capital - New culture project

  20 October 2015    Read: 1360
From regions to the capital - New culture project
New project of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Azerbaijan Republic named "From regions to the capital" continues to acquaint the residents of Baku with the regions of Azerbaijan. The next event dedicated to one of the most beautiful places of Azerbaijan, Khachmaz has been organized as part of this project at the Azerbaijani State Theatre of Young Spectators.
The event organized by the Baku Culture and Tourism Department and the Khachmaz Culture and Tourism Department.

During the event, guests had a chance to get acquainted with the exhibition reflecting social-economic development, cuisine, handicrafts of decorative fine art masters of the Khachmaz district.

Earlier a project titled "From the region to the capital" held events dedicated to Masalli, Gabala, Guba, Sheki, Gadabay, Ismayilli and Shamkir regions and each one was a huge success, achieving its target.

Khachmaz is one of the most ancient regions of Azerbaijan.The region is very rich with historical monuments, culture and architecture. The most attractions are Sarkartapa, the ancient city-fortress Khudat, the 4th century Albanian mosque, the 16th century mosque-madrasa of Shah Abbas of XV-XVI centuries in Garaqurtlu, a village in Khachmaz, ancient settlements and the barrows of the Bronze Age and the famous “Iron gate” of Derbent fortress, a symbol of its impenetrability.

The region is very rich with historical monuments, culture and architecture.

Khachmaz has a rich flora and fauna. 20 800 hectares of land area are covered by forests, 8 rivers run there and there are 3 artificial lakes. The region, famous for its apples, is the perfect place for lovers of fresh fruits.


Here in a beautiful place, where forests are adjacent to the sandy beaches the tourist infrastructure is highly developed: many hotels, hostels, guest houses are built. Conditions in there are different – from luxury hotels and cozy cottages for small number of visitors to the tent camps. The most popular recreational area in the country – Nabran is located here at no doubt.

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