The Top 8 Natural Monuments in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 8
beautiful natural monuments in Azerbaijan. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!
beautiful natural monuments in Azerbaijan. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!
Last updated: October 31, 2025
Gobustan Petroglyphs
Highlight • Historical Site
Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape covers three areas of a plateau of rocky boulders rising out of the semi-desert of central Azerbaijan, with an outstanding collection of more than 6,000 …
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Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape
Highlight • Historical Site
Gobustan State Reserve located west of the settlement of Gobustan, about 40 miles (64 km) southwest of the centre of Baku was established in 1966 when the region was declared …
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Yanar Dag (Burning Mountain)
Highlight • Natural Monument
Yanar Dağ (also: Yanar dag or Yanar dagh, in English: burning mountain) is a natural natural gas fire burning since ancient times on the slope of a hill in Azerbaijan. …
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Mud Volcanoes of Qobustan
Highlight • Volcano
The Qobustan mud volcanoes (Azerbaijani: Palçıq vulkanı) have been a geological protected area in the Qobustan Rayon of Azerbaijan since 2001. Their appearance in the area around Qobustan is closely …
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Candy Cane Mountains
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The "Candy Cane Mountains" is the popular name for a striking, striped area of exposed shale rock in the Khizi and Siyazan districts of Azerbaijan, near Baku. The area gets …
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Lokbatan Mud Volcano
Highlight • Volcano
The roads in the village in front are wild. If you're looking for a bit of an adventurous 4x4 drive, you can venture through. Otherwise, it's quite easy to get …
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Laza Waterfalls
Highlight • Waterfall
Go there and be impressed by nature. If you travel individually, you can use this place as a starting point for long hikes in the mountains or stay in the numerous picnic huts.
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Peygambarbulag Peak
Highlight • Summit
mid May and not too much snow up there with slippery running shoes on 😁 Access via the ski slopes (very steep and a little boring) or via the excellent trail from the few houses above the ski resort...
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