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Khinalug or Khinalyg (Azerbaijani: Xınalıq; 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.
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.
On 7 October 2006, the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, announced plans to modernize Khinalug's educational institutions, infrastructure, government buildings, and other local facilities.
In 2007, President Ilham Aliyev issued a decree establishing the Khinalug State Historical-Architectural and Ethnographic Reserve to protect the village's unique architecture, language, and cultural traditions.
In 2008, Khinalug was included on the World Monuments Fund's Watch List of the 100 Most Endangered Sites due to concerns over the construction of a road connecting Khinalug and Quba. The listing is not intended to discourage tourism or commercial development, but to highlight the importance of ensuring that any new projects do not compromise the village’s historical and cultural character.
In 2011, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism restored the roofs of nearly one hundred houses in Khinalug, and between 2012 and 2014, the village's 9th-century mosque was also restored. The village of Khinalug and the surrounding "Köç Yolu" Transhumance Route landscape were designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site during the 45th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee.
Historian Bettany Hughes drew a connection between the women of Khinalug and ancient accounts of the Amazons, the legendary warrior women said to live at the edge of the known world.
The local houses are supported by columns positioned in the center of the room. The houses typically contain no furniture; instead, they are filled with pillows, blankets, and mutakkah (oblong-shaped cushions), as well as mattresses of various sizes. By custom, there are no tables, and inhabitants sit on the floor.
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Khinalug or Khinalyg (Azerbaijani: Xınalıq; 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.
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.
On 7 October 2006, the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, announced plans to modernize Khinalug's educational institutions, infrastructure, government buildings, and other local facilities.
In 2007, President Ilham Aliyev issued a decree establishing the Khinalug State Historical-Architectural and Ethnographic Reserve to protect the village's unique architecture, language, and cultural traditions.
In 2008, Khinalug was included on the World Monuments Fund's Watch List of the 100 Most Endangered Sites due to concerns over the construction of a road connecting Khinalug and Quba. The listing is not intended to discourage tourism or commercial development, but to highlight the importance of ensuring that any new projects do not compromise the village’s historical and cultural character.
In 2011, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism restored the roofs of nearly one hundred houses in Khinalug, and between 2012 and 2014, the village's 9th-century mosque was also restored. The village of Khinalug and the surrounding "Köç Yolu" Transhumance Route landscape were designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site during the 45th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee.
Historian Bettany Hughes drew a connection between the women of Khinalug and ancient accounts of the Amazons, the legendary warrior women said to live at the edge of the known world.
The local houses are supported by columns positioned in the center of the room. The houses typically contain no furniture; instead, they are filled with pillows, blankets, and mutakkah (oblong-shaped cushions), as well as mattresses of various sizes. By custom, there are no tables, and inhabitants sit on the floor.
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