List of caves in Azerbaijan

There are many natural caves in Azerbaijan. Most of these caves are karstic caves and the remainder are volcanic caves (lava tubes). These caves were also the first shelters and dwellings of Stone Age hominids and humans.

The lower jawbone of a hominid named Azykhantrop found in Azykh Cave is on display at the National Museum of History of Azerbaijan.^[1]

Azykh Cave, one of the most famous caves of Azerbaijan, is known as the settlement of Stone Age hominids. It was determined that the cave was the settlement of the Acheulean and the Mousterian cultures. During the period of the Mousterian culture, Neanderthals lived in Azykh Cave.^[2]

List of caves in Azerbaijan

The list does not include all caves.

Name	Name in Azerbaijani	Location
Allar Cave	Allar mağarası	Yardymli District
Ashabi-Kahf Cave	Əshabi-Kəhf	Babek District
Buzeyir Cave	Büzeyir mağarası	Lerik District
Zar Cave	Zar mağarası	Kalbajar District
Kilit Cave	Kilit mağarası	Ordubad District
Tağlar Cave	Tağlar mağarası	Khojavend District
Shish Kuzey Cave	Şiş Quzey	Tovuz District
Shusha Cave	Şuşa mağarası	Shusha District

List of cave complexes in Azerbaijan

The list does not include all cave complexes.

Name	Name in Azerbaijani	Location
Azykh Cave	Azıx mağarası	Khojavend District
Damjili Cave	Damcılı mağarası	Qazakh District
Dash Salahli Cave	Daş Salahlı mağarası	Qazakh District
Hadikaib Cave	Hadiqaib mağarası	Sharur District
Ugan Cave	Uğan mağarası	Oghuz District
Mereze Cave^[3]	Mərəzə mağarası	Gobustan District

Gallery

Entrance of Azykh Cave
A bat in Azykh Cave
Archaeological excavations in Azykh Cave in 2009
Ashabi-Kahf Cave
Mereze Cave
Interior of Mereze Cave
Karstic cave in Qaradag District
Karstic cave formation in Qaradag District
Cave in Gobustan District

References

^ Lan Shaw, Robert Jameson, ed. (2008). A Dictionary of Archaeology. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9780470751961.^{[page needed]} (in English)
^ Лазуков Г. И., Гвоздовер М. Д., Рогинский Я. Я., «Природа и древний человек» Издательство «Мысль», 1981 стр 71-72 (in Russian)
^ QHT Şuranın dəstəyi ilə Azərbaycanın geoloji təbiət abidələrini tanıdır: Nərimankənd karst mağaraları QHT Tribunası (in Azerbaijani)

[1] Lan Shaw, Robert Jameson, ed. (2008). A Dictionary of Archaeology. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9780470751961.^{[page needed]} (in English)

[2] Лазуков Г. И., Гвоздовер М. Д., Рогинский Я. Я., «Природа и древний человек» Издательство «Мысль», 1981 стр 71-72 (in Russian)

[3] QHT Şuranın dəstəyi ilə Azərbaycanın geoloji təbiət abidələrini tanıdır: Nərimankənd karst mağaraları QHT Tribunası (in Azerbaijani)

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