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120 phrases · Azerbaijani with romanization, English and audio

  1. Bakı

    Baki

    Baku

    Usage

    Capital city of Azerbaijan, a modern metropolis on the Caspian Sea

    Grammar Note

    "Bakı" is thought to mean "city of winds". Dative suffix "-ya" makes it directional: "Bakıya getmək" (to go to Baku).

  2. İçərişəhər

    Iceriseher

    Icheri Sheher (Old City of Baku)

    Usage

    Baku's walled Old City district, a UNESCO World Heritage Site

    Grammar Note

    Literally "inner city". "Şəhər" (city) is borrowed from Persian. The Old City contains the Maiden Tower, palaces, ancient mosques, and caravanserais.

  3. Xəzər dənizi

    Xezer denizi

    Caspian Sea

    Usage

    The Caspian Sea, bordering Azerbaijan; the world's largest inland body of water

    Grammar Note

    "Dəniz" (sea) + possessive "-i". Azerbaijani calls it the "Khazar Sea". The Caspian is rich in oil and natural gas resources crucial to Azerbaijan's economy.

  4. Gəncə

    Gence

    Ganja (Azerbaijan's second-largest city)

    Usage

    Azerbaijan's second city, birthplace of the famous poet Nizami Ganjavi

    Grammar Note

    "Gəncə" may derive from "gənc" (treasure). Home of the 12th-century poet Nizami Ganjavi. One of Azerbaijan's most important cultural cities.

  5. Şəki

    Seki

    Sheki (historic city of silk)

    Usage

    Historic northern city famous for Khan's Palace and silk industry

    Grammar Note

    Sheki was historically important on the Silk Road for silk production. Listed as UNESCO World Heritage in 2019 for its historic quarter and Khan's Palace with stained glass.

  6. Qobustan

    Qobustan

    Gobustan (rock art reserve)

    Usage

    UNESCO World Heritage site near Baku known for ancient rock art and mud volcanoes

    Grammar Note

    "Qobu" (gully) + Persian "-stan" (land of). Many Azerbaijani place names contain "-stan". Gobustan has 6000-year-old petroglyphs and the world's highest concentration of mud volcanoes.

  7. Atəşgah

    Atesgah

    Ateshgah (Fire Temple)

    Usage

    Zoroastrian fire temple near Baku, once a sacred pilgrimage site

    Grammar Note

    From Persian "atash" (fire) + "gah" (place). The fire symbols on Azerbaijan's flag reflect this "land of fire" tradition. Used as Hindu and Zoroastrian shrine, renovated in the 18th century.

  8. Yanardağ

    Yanardag

    Yanar Dag (Burning Mountain)

    Usage

    A hillside north of Baku where natural gas seeps continuously burn on the surface

    Grammar Note

    "Yanar" (burning, present participle) + "dağ" (mountain). Natural gas seeping from the ground burns continuously. This phenomenon contributed to Azerbaijan's epithet "Land of Fire".

  9. Abşeron

    Abseron

    Absheron Peninsula

    Usage

    The peninsula jutting into the Caspian Sea where Baku is located

    Grammar Note

    Etymological theories include "water + salt + place". The peninsula contains oil facilities, fire temples, and beaches. Baku Heydar Aliyev International Airport is also here.

  10. Naxçıvan

    Naxcivan

    Nakhchivan (exclave autonomous republic)

    Usage

    Azerbaijan's exclave autonomous republic bordered by Armenia, Iran, and Turkey

    Grammar Note

    Legend says the name means "Noah's descent place". It is an exclave separated from mainland Azerbaijan, bordering Armenia, Iran, and Turkey, with a distinct culture.

  11. Nizami küçəsi

    Nizami kucesi

    Nizami Street (Baku's main shopping street)

    Usage

    Baku's central pedestrian shopping and cafe street

    Grammar Note

    "Küçə" (street) + possessive "-si". Named after great Azerbaijani poet Nizami Ganjavi. Formerly called "Torgovaya" and later "Lenin Street" during the Soviet era.

  12. Sumqayıt

    Sumqayit

    Sumqayit

    Usage

    Azerbaijan's third-largest city, on the Caspian coast about 30 km north of Baku. A Soviet-era chemical and heavy-industry town linked to Baku by suburban train and highway

  13. Mingəçevir

    Mingecevir

    Mingachevir

    Usage

    City on the Kura river in central Azerbaijan, site of the country's largest reservoir and hydroelectric station, and a well-known rowing and canoeing venue

  14. Lənkəran

    Lenkeran

    Lankaran

    Usage

    Subtropical city on the southern Caspian coast near the Iranian border, known for tea, citrus and rice; the base for Hirkan National Park and the Talysh mountains

  15. Quba

    Usage

    Apple-growing town in the Greater Caucasus foothills about 170 km north of Baku, the starting point for the mountain village of Khinalig and for Qirmizi Qasaba

  16. Qusar

    Usage

    Northernmost town above Quba with a large Lezgin population, at the entrance to the road up to the Shahdag mountain resort area

  17. Xaçmaz

    Xacmaz

    Khachmaz

    Usage

    Northern Caspian coastal town on the main road and railway between Baku and the Russian border, in an area of seaside summer resorts

  18. Qəbələ

    Qebele

    Gabala

    Usage

    Mountain resort town on the southern slopes of the Greater Caucasus, base for the Tufandag cable car, Nohur lake and summer and winter leisure

  19. İsmayıllı

    Ismayilli

    Ismayilli

    Usage

    Hill town on the road between Baku and Sheki, the turn-off for the coppersmith village of Lahij and the silk village of Basqal, and a wine-growing area

  20. Şamaxı

    Samaxi

    Shamakhi

    Usage

    Historic capital of the Shirvan realm about 120 km west of Baku, home to the Juma Mosque and the Yeddi Gunbez mausoleums, in a wine-producing area

  21. Zaqatala

    Usage

    Hill town in the northwest near the Georgian border, a hazelnut-growing centre with plane-tree avenues and a ruined fortress

  22. Qax

    Qakh

    Usage

    Northwestern town between Sheki and Zaqatala, surrounded by the cobbled mountain village of Ilisu and ruins of Caucasian Albanian churches

  23. Balakən

    Balaken

    Balakan

    Usage

    Town at the far northwestern tip of Azerbaijan on the border with Georgia and Russian Dagestan, growing hazelnuts and tea

  24. Oğuz

    Oguz

    Oguz

    Usage

    Small town on the southern slopes of the Greater Caucasus between Ismayilli and Sheki, set along mountain streams amid orchards and beekeeping country

  25. Şirvan

    Sirvan

    Shirvan

    Usage

    Oil-industry city on the lower Kura plain southwest of Baku, formerly named Ali Bayramli

  26. Salyan

    Usage

    Town on the Kura river near its Caspian outlet, on the main road from Baku toward Lankaran and close to Shirvan National Park

  27. Göyçay

    Goycay

    Goychay

    Usage

    Town on the main Baku–Ganja road, the centre of Azerbaijan's pomegranate growing and host of an autumn pomegranate festival

  28. Yevlax

    Yevlakh

    Usage

    Transport junction on the Kura river in central Azerbaijan, where the Baku–Ganja railway and highway meet the road north toward Sheki

  29. Bərdə

    Berde

    Barda

    Usage

    Ancient town in central Azerbaijan, a major regional centre in medieval times, with a surviving 14th-century mausoleum

  30. Naftalan

    Usage

    Spa town between Ganja and Barda, known for baths in its distinctive medicinal crude oil, with a cluster of sanatoria and hotels

  31. Şəmkir

    Semkir

    Shamkir

    Usage

    Town west of Ganja on the Baku–Tbilisi corridor, retaining the layout of the 19th-century German colony of Annenfeld and its winemaking

  32. Tovuz

    Usage

    Western town on the highway and railway between Baku and Georgia, in a grape-growing and winemaking district

  33. Qazax

    Gazakh

    Usage

    Westernmost town near the Georgian border, on the road and rail corridor from Baku toward Tbilisi

  34. Gədəbəy

    Gedebey

    Gadabay

    Usage

    High mountain town southwest of Ganja, historically known for the copper mines developed by German industrialists in the 19th century

  35. Astara

    Usage

    Southernmost town of Azerbaijan on the Iranian border, between the Caspian and subtropical forest, with a crossing to the Iranian town of the same name

  36. Masallı

    Masalli

    Masalli

    Usage

    Southern town north of Lankaran, the gateway to Khanbulan lake and the Istisu hot springs in the surrounding hills

  37. Lerik

    Usage

    Talysh mountain town reached by a winding road up from Lankaran, known for its long-lived residents and a museum devoted to them

  38. Siyəzən

    Siyezen

    Siyazan

    Usage

    Caspian coastal town between Baku and Quba, the nearest town to Beshbarmag mountain beside the main highway

  39. Xırdalan

    Xirdalan

    Khirdalan

    Usage

    Administrative centre of Absheron district immediately northwest of Baku, effectively a suburb whose built-up area runs into the city

  40. Naxçıvan şəhəri

    Naxcivan seheri

    Nakhchivan City

    Usage

    Main city of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. As the region is an exclave, travel from mainland Azerbaijan is normally by air from Baku. Home of the Momine Khatun mausoleum

  41. Ordubad

    Usage

    Historic town at the southeastern end of Nakhchivan, known for its Aras-side orchards and mud-brick old quarter

  42. Culfa

    Julfa

    Usage

    Nakhchivan border town facing Iranian Jolfa across the Aras river, and the starting point for Alinja fortress

  43. Heydər Əliyev Beynəlxalq Aeroportu

    Heyder Eliyev Beynelxalq Aeroportu

    Heydar Aliyev International Airport

    Usage

    Azerbaijan's main international gateway (code GYD), about 20 km northeast of central Baku in the Bina area of the Absheron peninsula

  44. Gəncə Beynəlxalq Aeroportu

    Gence Beynelxalq Aeroportu

    Ganja International Airport

    Usage

    Airport of Ganja, the country's second city (code KVD), on the eastern side of town and served by domestic flights from Baku

  45. Naxçıvan Beynəlxalq Aeroportu

    Naxcivan Beynelxalq Aeroportu

    Nakhchivan International Airport

    Usage

    Airport of the Nakhchivan exclave (code NAJ). With no land route to mainland Azerbaijan, flights from Baku are the region's main link

  46. Lənkəran Beynəlxalq Aeroportu

    Lenkeran Beynelxalq Aeroportu

    Lankaran International Airport

    Usage

    Airport of Lankaran in the south (code LLK), on the northern edge of town, serving the region near the Iranian border

  47. Qəbələ Beynəlxalq Aeroportu

    Qebele Beynelxalq Aeroportu

    Gabala International Airport

    Usage

    Airport for the mountain resort area of Gabala (code GBB), southwest of the town and the closest airport to the southern Greater Caucasus resorts

  48. Zaqatala Beynəlxalq Aeroportu

    Zaqatala Beynelxalq Aeroportu

    Zaqatala International Airport

    Usage

    Airport of Zaqatala in the northwest (code ZTU), the closest airport to the Sheki, Qakh and Balakan area

  49. Bakı Dəmiryol Vağzalı

    Baki Demiryol Vagzali

    Baku Railway Station

    Usage

    Baku's central railway terminal, directly connected to the 28 May metro station, with long-distance trains toward Ganja, Sheki and beyond

  50. Sabunçu vağzalı

    Sabuncu vagzali

    Sabunchu Station

    Usage

    Railway station in the Sabunchu district of northeastern Baku, a hub for suburban trains toward Sumqayit; it is away from the metro, so reach it by bus or taxi

  51. Gəncə dəmiryol vağzalı

    Gence demiryol vagzali

    Ganja Railway Station

    Usage

    Railway station on the northern side of Ganja, on the main line linking Baku with Georgia and the principal rail stop for western Azerbaijan

  52. Bakı Beynəlxalq Dəniz Limanı

    Baki Beynelxalq Deniz Limani

    Port of Baku (Alat)

    Usage

    The Caspian ferry port. It is not in central Baku but at Alat, about 65 km south, with cargo-passenger ferries toward Turkmenbashi and Kazakhstan

  53. Ələt

    Elet

    Alat

    Usage

    Settlement in Qaradagh district about 65 km south of Baku, site of the international seaport and ferry terminal and a highway junction toward the south and west

  54. Bakı Metropoliteni

    Baki Metropoliteni

    Baku Metro

    Usage

    Baku's metro network, with a red (line 1), green (line 2) and purple (line 3) line; fares are paid with the BakiKart stored-value card

  55. 28 May

    Usage

    Interchange between metro lines 1 and 2 and the city's busiest hub, directly linked to Baku Railway Station. The name means "28 May"

  56. Sahil

    Usage

    Line 1 station whose name means "shore"; it is central and within walking distance of both the seaside Boulevard and Fountains Square

  57. Gənclik

    Genclik

    Ganjlik

    Usage

    Line 1 station whose name means "youth", one of the closest stops for the Baku Olympic Stadium area and the Heydar Aliyev Center

  58. Nəriman Nərimanov

    Neriman Nerimanov

    Nariman Narimanov

    Usage

    Line 1 station in the middle of Narimanov district northeast of the city centre, in a dense residential and shopping area

  59. Ulduz

    Usage

    Line 1 station whose name means "star"; the branch toward the depot diverges here

  60. Bakmil

    Usage

    Station on the short branch that diverges at Ulduz, next to the Baku metro depot; it appears on maps as a spur off the main line

  61. Koroğlu

    Koroglu

    Koroglu

    Usage

    Line 1 station on the highway toward Heydar Aliyev International Airport and an interchange point for airport buses

  62. Qara Qarayev

    Gara Garayev

    Usage

    Line 1 station in the residential Nizami district of eastern Baku, named after the composer Gara Garayev

  63. Neftçilər

    Neftciler

    Neftchilar

    Usage

    Line 1 station whose name means "oil workers", in the eastern residential districts of Baku

  64. Xalqlar Dostluğu

    Xalqlar Dostlugu

    Khalglar Dostlugu

    Usage

    Line 1 station whose name means "friendship of peoples", in the eastern residential districts of Baku

  65. Əhmədli

    Ehmedli

    Ahmadli

    Usage

    Line 1 station serving the large Ahmadli housing district in southeastern Baku

  66. Həzi Aslanov

    Hezi Aslanov

    Hazi Aslanov

    Usage

    Southeastern terminus of metro line 1, in the residential districts of southeastern Baku with connecting minibuses to the suburbs

  67. Şah İsmayıl Xətai

    Sah Ismayil Xetai

    Shah Ismail Khatai

    Usage

    Southern terminus of metro line 2 in Khatai district; locally it is usually called simply "Khatai"

  68. Nizami

    Usage

    Metro line 2 station named after the poet Nizami. Note it is not on Nizami Street, which carries the same name elsewhere in the city

  69. Elmlər Akademiyası

    Elmler Akademiyasi

    Elmlar Akademiyasi

    Usage

    Line 2 station meaning "Academy of Sciences", in the university and research quarter of Baku

  70. İnşaatçılar

    Insaatcilar

    Inshaatchilar

    Usage

    Line 2 station whose name means "builders", in the residential and commercial part of Yasamal district

  71. Memar Əcəmi

    Memar Ecemi

    Memar Ajami

    Usage

    Interchange between metro lines 2 and 3, named after the 12th-century architect Ajami; a key hub in the western part of the city

  72. Nəsimi

    Nesimi

    Nasimi

    Usage

    Line 2 station named after the 14th–15th-century poet Nasimi, in the northwestern residential belt of Baku

  73. Azadlıq prospekti

    Azadliq prospekti

    Azadliq Prospekti

    Usage

    Line 2 station meaning "Freedom Avenue", on the main road toward Binagadi district

  74. Dərnəgül

    Dernegul

    Darnagul

    Usage

    Northwestern terminus of metro line 2, in the northwestern residential districts with connecting suburban buses

  75. Avtovağzal

    Avtovagzal

    Avtovagzal

    Usage

    Metro line 3 station whose name means "bus terminal"; it connects directly to the long-distance coach terminal for regional and international buses

  76. 8 Noyabr

    Usage

    Terminus of metro line 3 in western Baku; the name means "8 November". Line 3 is a short line running Memar Ajami – Avtovagzal – here

  77. Qız Qalası

    Qiz Qalasi

    Maiden Tower

    Usage

    Cylindrical stone tower on the seaward side of Baku's Old City, the emblem of the city, with a rooftop view over the Caspian and the old quarter

  78. Şirvanşahlar Sarayı

    Sirvansahlar Sarayi

    Palace of the Shirvanshahs

    Usage

    15th-century royal complex on the high side of Baku's Old City, comprising palace, mausoleum, mosque and bath ruins; part of the World Heritage site

  79. Alov Qüllələri

    Alov Qulleleri

    Flame Towers

    Usage

    Three flame-shaped skyscrapers on the hill west of the Old City; at night their LED facades show flames, making them a landmark visible across Baku

  80. Heydər Əliyev Mərkəzi

    Heyder Eliyev Merkezi

    Heydar Aliyev Center

    Usage

    Sweeping white cultural building northeast of central Baku, designed by Zaha Hadid, housing exhibition halls and a museum

  81. Dənizkənarı Milli Park

    Denizkenari Milli Park

    Baku Boulevard (Seaside National Park)

    Usage

    Promenade and park running for several kilometres along the Caspian from below the Old City eastward; locals simply call it "Bulvar"

  82. Fəvvarələr meydanı

    Fevvareler meydani

    Fountains Square

    Usage

    Pedestrian square in central Baku between Nizami Street and the Old City, ringed with cafes and shops and a standard meeting point

  83. Dağüstü Park

    Dagustu Park

    Highland Park

    Usage

    Hilltop park below the Flame Towers with a sweeping view over Baku Bay and the Old City, the city's best-known viewpoint

  84. Şəhidlər Xiyabanı

    Sehidler Xiyabani

    Martyrs' Lane

    Usage

    Memorial cemetery and monument inside Highland Park, overlooking the city and the Caspian; it is a place of mourning, so dress modestly

  85. Təzəpir məscidi

    Tezepir mescidi

    Taza Pir Mosque

    Usage

    Early 20th-century mosque in central Baku with a gilded dome and twin minarets, the focus of religious life in the city

  86. Bibiheybət məscidi

    Bibiheybet mescidi

    Bibi-Heybat Mosque

    Usage

    Mosque about 10 km south of central Baku beside the bay road, overlooking the sea and the oil fields; normally reached by car

  87. Azərbaycan Milli Xalça Muzeyi

    Azerbaycan Milli Xalca Muzeyi

    Azerbaijan Carpet Museum

    Usage

    Museum on the seaside Boulevard housed in a building shaped like a rolled carpet, displaying rugs by weaving region

  88. Azərbaycan Tarix Muzeyi

    Azerbaycan Tarix Muzeyi

    National Museum of History of Azerbaijan

    Usage

    National museum in central Baku, housed in the 19th-century mansion of the oil magnate Taghiyev, with period interiors preserved

  89. Qala Dövlət Tarix-Etnoqrafiya Qoruğu

    Qala Dovlet Tarix-Etnoqrafiya Qorugu

    Qala Ethnographic Museum Complex

    Usage

    Open-air museum in Qala village on the Absheron peninsula showing relocated traditional houses, mills and gravestones; close to the airport and reached by car

  90. Mərdəkan

    Merdekan

    Mardakan

    Usage

    Settlement in the northeastern Absheron peninsula with a 14th-century square keep and a 19th-century arboretum, also a summer beach area

  91. Suraxanı

    Suraxani

    Surakhani

    Usage

    District in eastern Baku, home to the Ateshgah fire temple and surrounded by historic oil fields

  92. Palçıq vulkanları

    Palciq vulkanlari

    Mud volcanoes

    Usage

    Cone-shaped vents that bubble up cold mud, concentrated in the semi-desert between Gobustan and Alat and usually visited together with the Gobustan rock art

  93. Şəki Xan Sarayı

    Seki Xan Sarayi

    Palace of Sheki Khans

    Usage

    Late 18th-century palace on the upper side of Sheki, famed for its nail-free "shebeke" stained-glass lattices; the core of the World Heritage listing

  94. Yuxarı Karvansaray

    Yuxari Karvansaray

    Yukhari Caravanserai

    Usage

    18th-century caravanserai in Sheki's old quarter with a stone courtyard and thick walls, within walking distance of the Khan's Palace

  95. Kiş kilsəsi

    Kis kilsesi

    Kish Church

    Usage

    Ancient Caucasian Albanian church in Kish village about 5 km north of Sheki, a small stone chapel with a round tower, now a museum

  96. Lahıc

    Lahic

    Lahij

    Usage

    Cobbled mountain village in Ismayilli district, known for its street of coppersmith workshops and reached by a narrow mountain road

  97. Basqal

    Usage

    Mountain village in Ismayilli district known for weaving kelaghayi silk headscarves, with its old stone houses still standing

  98. Xınalıq

    Xinaliq

    Khinalig

    Usage

    Village above 2,000 m reached by a 60 km mountain road from Quba, with its own language and inscribed as World Heritage in 2023; the road is rough and usually driven by 4WD

  99. Qırmızı Qəsəbə

    Qirmizi Qesebe

    Qirmizi Qasaba (Red Village)

    Usage

    Settlement across the river from Quba town, long home to the Mountain Jewish community, with synagogues and old houses; reachable on foot over the bridge

  100. Şahdağ

    Sahdag

    Shahdag

    Usage

    High Greater Caucasus peak in Qusar district and the mountain resort area at its foot, about four hours by car from Baku and a ski area in winter

  101. Bazardüzü

    Bazarduzu

    Bazarduzu

    Usage

    Azerbaijan's highest peak at 4,466 m, on the border ridge with Russian Dagestan in northern Qusar district

  102. Tufandağ

    Tufandag

    Tufandag

    Usage

    Mountain southwest of Gabala with a cable car and ski slopes on its flanks, a short drive from the town centre

  103. Nohur gölü

    Nohur golu

    Nohur Lake

    Usage

    Mountain lake on the edge of Gabala, on the road toward the Tufandag cable car, with boating and a lakeside walk

  104. Yeddi Gözəl şəlaləsi

    Yeddi Gozel selalesi

    Yeddi Gozel Waterfall

    Usage

    Tiered waterfall in a gorge near Vandam in Gabala district; the name means "seven beauties" and stairs lead up to the lower tiers

  105. Göygöl

    Goygol

    Goygol

    Usage

    Blue mountain lake south of Ganja, formed by a landslide during the 1139 earthquake and surrounded by a national park; a town of the same name lies below

  106. Nizami Məqbərəsi

    Nizami Meqberesi

    Mausoleum of Nizami

    Usage

    Mausoleum of the poet Nizami Ganjavi, a stone tower beside the highway toward Baku just east of Ganja

  107. Şamaxı Cümə məscidi

    Samaxi Cume mescidi

    Shamakhi Juma Mosque

    Usage

    Friday mosque in Shamakhi, traced back to the 8th century and among the oldest in the Caucasus; the present building is a reconstruction

  108. Yeddi Günbəz

    Yeddi Gunbez

    Yeddi Gunbez

    Usage

    Cluster of Shirvan khan mausoleums on a hill outside Shamakhi; the name means "seven domes" and the site is walkable from town

  109. Diri Baba türbəsi

    Diri Baba turbesi

    Diri Baba Mausoleum

    Usage

    Two-storey 15th-century mausoleum built into a cliff face at Maraza on the Baku–Shamakhi road, an easy stop by car

  110. Möminə Xatun türbəsi

    Momine Xatun turbesi

    Momine Khatun Mausoleum

    Usage

    Brick tower tomb of 1186 in Nakhchivan City, the masterwork of the architect Ajami, noted for its geometric brick patterning

  111. Əlincə qalası

    Elince qalasi

    Alinja Fortress

    Usage

    Medieval fortress on a rocky peak in Julfa district of Nakhchivan, with a long stepped path to the summit

  112. Duzdağ

    Duzdag

    Duzdag

    Usage

    Rock-salt mine on the outskirts of Nakhchivan City; the name means "salt mountain" and a therapy facility operates inside the workings

  113. Hirkan Milli Parkı

    Hirkan Milli Parki

    Hirkan National Park

    Usage

    Ancient broadleaf forest stretching from Lankaran to Astara, part of the Hyrcanian Forests World Heritage listing as a relict of the ice ages

  114. Qızılağac Milli Parkı

    Qizilagac Milli Parki

    Gizilagach National Park

    Usage

    Wetland national park on the southwestern Caspian shore between Lankaran and Neftchala, known as a wintering ground for migratory birds

  115. Şirvan Milli Parkı

    Sirvan Milli Parki

    Shirvan National Park

    Usage

    Semi-desert steppe national park on the Caspian shore east of Salyan, known as the habitat of the goitered gazelle

  116. Beşbarmaq dağı

    Besbarmaq dagi

    Beshbarmag Mountain

    Usage

    Rocky outcrop rising beside the Baku–Quba highway; the name means "five fingers" and a stepped pilgrim path climbs it from the roadside parking

  117. Kür çayı

    Kur cayi

    Kura River

    Usage

    The longest river in the Caucasus, entering from Georgia and running past Mingachevir, Yevlakh and Salyan to the Caspian Sea

  118. Araz çayı

    Araz cayi

    Aras River

    Usage

    River forming the border between southern Azerbaijan and Iran; it runs along the southern edge of Nakhchivan and joins the Kura downstream

  119. Böyük Qafqaz

    Boyuk Qafqaz

    Greater Caucasus

    Usage

    Mountain range running east–west across northern Azerbaijan; Quba, Qusar, Gabala, Sheki and Zaqatala all lie on its southern slopes

  120. Talış dağları

    Talis daglari

    Talysh Mountains

    Usage

    Range along the Iranian border in the southeast, rising behind Lankaran and Lerik and covered by the humid Hyrcanian forest

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