Qazakh Rayon - List of Historic and Tourist Sites

List of Historic and Tourist Sites

There are 112 protected monuments in the region of Qazakh, of which 54 are archaeological, 46 are architectural, 7 are historical, and 5 are of artistic significance. Historic and tourist sites in this region include:

• The House of the Poet Samad Vurgun in Yukhari Salahli village, since 1976.
• The Museum of History and Ethnography, since 1984.
• The Qazakh State Picture Gallery by the Ministry of Culture of Azerbaijan, since 1986.
• The Memorial museum of Molla Panah Vagif and Molla Vali Vidadi, since 1970.
• The House of Teachers Seminary of Qazakh, built in 1910, functioned between 1918 and 1959.
• The Bath House of Israfil Agha, built in the first decade of the 20th century by Israfil Agha Kerbelayev from the village of Kasaman.
• The Damjili Caves, in the village of Dash Salahli, south-east of the mount Avey, cover an area of 360 km2 and refer to Middle and Upper Paleolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic eras.
• Sining Korpu (The Broken Bridge) (Azerbaijani: Sınıq körpü), 12th century bridge built over the Ehram (Khram) river in the village Ikinji Shikhli.
• Didevan Castle (Azerbaijani: Didəvan qalası), a 6th-7th century monument in the village of Khanliglar.
• Mount Goyazan (Azerbaijani: Göyəzən dağı), a rare archaeological monument in the village of Abbasbeyli, rises 857.9 metres above sea level.
• The Baba Dervish Habitation, an archaeological site in the village Demirchiler.
• The Kazim Bridge in the village of Yukhari Askipara, allegedly built during the reign of Shamsi Khan.
• The Juma Mosque of Qazakh, built in 1902 by Akhund Haji Zeynalabdin Mahammadli Oglu from the village of Kasaman.
• The Aslanbeyli Mosque built in 1909 by Hamid Efendi, the native of village Aslanbeyli.
• Santepe, an archaeological site dating to the 9th-8th centuries B.C. and the Iron Age.
• The Qazakhbeyli Hills, an archaeological site daiting from the 8th-6th centuries B.C. near the village of Qazakhbeyli.
• The Shikhli Human Camp, an archaeological site near the village of Birinji Shikhli.
• Shakargala, in the Qazakh region.