Discover the mesmerising beauty of Shahdag, where centuries-old glaciers, deep valleys and breathtaking mountain lakes await you! Immerse yourself in an ecological paradise rich in a variety of plants and animals! The Shahdag mountain Resort, located just 29 km from the city of Gusar in Azerbaijan, gets its name from the majestic Shahdag Mountain, towering at an impressive altitude of 4243 metres above sea level. This peak is part of the Greater Caucasus mountain range. Due to its strategic location next to the Shah Dagh National Park, the resort complex offers unsurpassed opportunities for skiing and a wide range of winter and summer sports in Azerbaijan.

Khinalug is over 5,000 years old. For centuries, this village was cut off from the rest of civilisation by the tall mountains and dangerous rocky cliffs. Due to the isolation, the villagers were able to preserve their own unique language, which doesn’t belong to any other language family, as well as their traditions and customs, found nowhere else. There are about 2,000 people living in the village, divided into 4 families. Each family has its own graveyard and its own patterns for carpets and clothing. Today, the people are Muslim, but before they converted to Islam they were Zoroastrians. There are some temples and semi-pagan traditions that have survived.