Western Asia
Azerbaijan
The top 5 natural landmarks of Azerbaijan — real photos, locations and fascinating facts for every wonder.
Asia
LakesLake Goygol
Goygol
Göygöl is a natural lake in Azerbaijan. It is situated at the footsteps of Murovdag, not far from Ganja in the Goygol District.
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A clear mountain lake formed by an earthquake-triggered landslide.
MountainsMount Bazardüzü
Qusar
Mount Bazardüzü is a mountain peak in the Greater Caucasus range on the border between Azerbaijan and Russia (Dagestan). At 4,466 metres (14,652 ft) above sea level, it is the highest peak in both Azerbaijan and Dagestan, and is located in the Qusar region.
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Azerbaijan's highest peak in the Greater Caucasus.
GeothermalYanar Dag
Absheron
Yanar Dagh is a natural gas fire that burns perpetually on a hillside on the Absheron Peninsula near Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, a country known as "the Land of Fire". Flames rise up to 3 metres (9.8 ft) from a thin, porous layer of sandstone.
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A hillside where natural gas keeps a wall of flame burning constantly.
CoastsAbsheron Peninsula
Baku
The Absheron Peninsula is a peninsula in Azerbaijan. It is the location of Baku, the most populous city of the country, and the Baku Metropolitan Area, with its satellite cities Sumqayit and Khyrdalan.
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A windswept Caspian peninsula of beaches and mud volcanoes.
MountainsShahdag
Northern Azerbaijan
Shahdag National Park — is a national park of Azerbaijan. It was established initially over 115,900 hectares (1,159 km2) in the Quba Rayon, Qusar Rayon, İsmayıllı Rayon, Qəbələ Rayon, Oğuz Rayon and Şamaxı Rayon administrative districts on December 8, 2006.
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The country's largest national park in the high Caucasus.