EXCURSION TO KHINALIG

  “Trekking in the ancient world-Khinalig” Khinalig village is a place included by UNESCO in the list of world heritage sites. Located at an altitude of 2300 m above sea level, the village of Khinalig is the highest mountain in Azerbaijan. The houses built of cobblestones and located on the slope resemble a multi-storey building. Although there are no exact figures, ancient Greek historians have left quite extensive information about the existence in the I century on this territory of the Kyatsh tribes.
An authentic source of information confirming the ancient history of the village of Khinalig are eight cemeteries, the total area of ​​which is several times larger than the village itself. To protect against nomadic tribes in the X century in Khinalig fortifications and fortress were erected, in the main tower of which was a temple of fire worshipers. Khinalygtsy, whose way of life has undergone very few changes, consider themselves to be the grandsons of Noah. Khinaligtsy are very religious. Before the adoption of Islam, they were fire-worshipers. Now there are about 10 mosques in the village. Khinalig village is surrounded by the mountains of Gyzylgaya, Shahdag, Tufandag and Khinalig. The village in the north-west stretches on the left bank of the river Gudialcai on a cone-shaped mountain top. Only grass and shrubs grow here, and also cabbage and carrots, which are very juicy.