Nature
The rayon covers the Dashkasan plateau of the Lesser Caucasian Mountain range encompassing parts and tips of Shahdagh and Murovdag ranges. The highest altitudes are at Hinaldag Peak (3,367 meters) and Qoshqar Peak (3,361 meters). Part of Bashkend-Dastafur lowlands also falls in Dashkasan rayon. This part of the region is rich with cretaceous chalk. Average annual rainfall is 600–900 mm. It mostly rains during spring time. The mountains are enriched with oak forrests.
There is a lot of vegetation used for curing various deceases. Among the treating plants, one can find thyme, achillea, asteraceae, stellaria, mountain viola, etc.
There are also so-called treatment springs containing pure mountain water which cleanse the internal organs.
- Yumurtalı spring - Qabaqtəpə village;
- Narzan spring - Yuxarı Daşkəsən settlement;
- Turşsu spring - Alaxançallı village;
- Qiblə spring - Qabaqtəpə kəndi;
- Qayğı spring - Qabaqtəpə kəndi;
- Böyrək spring - Alunitdağ settlement;
- İdris spring - Əmirvar village;
- Seyid spring - Xoşbulaq village.
In Dashkasan rayon, the animal habitat is rich with roe deer, gazelle, deer, Caucasian goat, rabbit, marten, hedgehog, badger, wild bear, lynx, wolf, bear, fox, jackal.
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