Khinalig
Sign in to saveKhinalug or Khinalyg (; Khinalug: Kətş) is a municipality and an ancient Caucasian village with origins dating back to the Caucasian Albanian period. It is located high up in the mountains of Quba District, Azerbaijan. The municipality of Khinalug is part of the Quba District and consists of the villages of Khinalug and Galaykhudat. The village was included in the Cultural Landscape of Khinalug People and "Köç Yolu" Transhumance Route UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2023.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Khinalug
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Azerbaijan
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Quba
- Settlement.population_total
- 2075
- Settlement.timezone
- AZT
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +4
- Settlement.timezone_DST
- AZT
- Settlement.utc_offset_DST
- +5
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 2180
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Official name
- Xınalıq
- Country
- Azerbaijan
- Located in
- Guba District
- Population
- +2075
- Elevation
- +2350
- Time zone
- UTC+04:00
- Image
- Xınalıq kəndinin ümumi görünüşü.jpg
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- P910
- Category:Xınalıq
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Article
18 sectionsContents
- Location
- History
- Architecture
- Culture and customs
- Ethnic background
- Language
- Religion
- Atashgah fire temple
- Snowman tale
- Ecological situation
- Social life
- Education
- Nature
- Addition to UNESCO World Heritage List
- Gallery
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Khinalug or Khinalyg (; Khinalug: Kətş) is a municipality and an ancient Caucasian village with origins dating back to the Caucasian Albanian period. It is located high up in the mountains of Quba District, Azerbaijan. The municipality of Khinalug is part of the Quba District and consists of the villages of Khinalug and Galaykhudat. The village was included in the Cultural Landscape of Khinalug People and "Köç Yolu" Transhumance Route UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2023.
==Location== Khinalug is located southwest of Quba on the Greater Caucasus mountain ridge, which separates the Northern Caucasus in Russia from the South Caucasus. It is the highest, most remote and isolated village in Azerbaijan, as well as one of the highest in the entire Caucasus region. The village experiences significant weather fluctuations between summer and winter, with temperatures ranging from −20 °C to 18 °C. Khinalug has a population of about 2,000 people. The residents speak Khinalug, a language that is an isolate within the Northeast Caucasian language family, although most also speak Azerbaijani.