AI generatedLahij
Azerbaijan · Ismayilli · 1400 m
Short description of Lahij
Lahij (Lahıc) is a coppersmiths' village on a shelf above the Girdimanchay gorge, reached by a narrow road cut into the cliff that is closed by landslides often enough to be an event in itself. The main street is cobbled with river stone laid over a mediaeval sewer and drainage system that still works, and the workshops along it beat and engrave copper the way they have for centuries, now mostly for visitors but with the technique intact. The people speak Tat, an Iranian language unrelated to Azerbaijani.
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Recommended length of stay
Minimum1 day
Optimal1 day
Maximum2 days
Travel seasons at a glance
Best time to visit: May – October
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All highlights and sightsBeta
- Coppersmith workshops of the main street
- Cobbled lanes and the mediaeval drainage system
- Girdimanchay gorge road
- Lahij Museum of Local Lore
- Stone and timber houses built against earthquakes
- Village mosques and their carved doors
- Walks up the Niyaldag ridge
- Carpet weaving and the leatherwork stalls