Caves of Azerbaijan
There are many natural caves in Azerbaijan. Most of these caves are karstic caves and the rest are volcanic caves (lava tubes). These caves were also the first shelters and dwellings of Stone Age hominids and humans.
Azykh Cave, one of the most famous caves of Azerbaijan, is known as the settlement of Stone Age hominids. It was determined that the cave was the settlement of the Acheulean and the Mousterian cultures. During the period of the Mousterian culture, Neanderthals lived in Azykh Cave.[2]
List of caves in Azerbaijan
The list does not include all caves.
| Name | Name in Azerbaijani | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Allar Cave | Allar mağarası | Yardymli District |
| Ashabi-Kahf Cave | Əshabi-Kəhf | Babek District |
| Buzeyir Cave | Büzeyir mağarası | Lerik District |
| Zar Cave | Zar mağarası | Kalbajar District |
| Kilit Cave | Kilit mağarası | Ordubad District |
| Tağlar Cave | Tağlar mağarası | Khojavend District |
| Shish Kuzey Cave | Şiş Quzey | Tovuz District |
| Shusha Cave | Şuşa mağarası | Shusha District |
List of cave complexes in Azerbaijan
The list does not include all cave complexes (group of caves connected to each other).
| Name | Name in Azerbaijani | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Azykh Cave | Azıx mağarası | Khojavend District |
| Damjili Cave | Damcılı mağarası | Qazakh District |
| Dash Salahli Cave | Daş Salahlı mağarası | Qazakh District |
| Hadikaib Cave | Hadiqaib mağarası | Sharur District |
| Ugan Cave | Uğan mağarası | Oghuz District |
| Mereze Cave[3] | Mərəzə mağarası | Gobustan District |
Gallery
Entrance of Azykh Cave
A bat in Azykh Cave
Archaeological site in Azykh Cave in 2009
Interior of Mereze Cave
Karstic cave in Qaradag District
Karstic cave formation in Qaradag District
Cave in Gobustan District
Related pages
References
- ↑ Lan Shaw, Robert Jameson, ed. (2008). A Dictionary of Archaeology. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9780470751961.[page needed] (in English)
- ↑ Лазуков Г. И., Гвоздовер М. Д., Рогинский Я. Я., «Природа и древний человек» Издательство «Мысль», 1981 стр 71-72 (in Russian)
- ↑ QHT Şuranın dəstəyi ilə Azərbaycanın geoloji təbiət abidələrini tanıdır: Nərimankənd karst mağaraları[dead link] QHT Tribunası (in Azerbaijani)