Once part of the Soviet Union, this moderately Muslim country in the Caucasus & on the Caspian Sea is still under the radar but has plenty to offer touristically, including steppes, mountains, UNESCO World Heritage sites, spas & health tourism.

21 Members
Join Us!

Forum

geography nerds: ever hear of Nakhchivan??

Was fascinated to recently read this BBC travel piece about one of the world's least known "countries" - as well as the world's largest landlocked enclave - an autonomous republic cut off from the rest of Azerbaijan by a slice of Armenia. In addition to having natural beauty and monuments, one of its main claims to fame is as the place where the biblical Noah's ark supposedly came to rest, with locals tracing their ancestry to Noah and his clan. And it's predictably authoritarian, of ourse,…

Read more…
Started by Paul Varmuza
0 Replies

You need to be a member of Tripatini to add comments!

Join Tripatini

Comments are closed.

Comments

  • Riccardo R October 10, 2023 at 3:13pm
    I´ve been following the 42 new UNESCO World Heritage Sites announced last month, and Azerbaijan made the list with its "Cultural Landscape of Khinalig People and ´Köç Yolu´ Transhumance Route" way up north in the Greater Caucasus Mountains - a bit off the beaten path, to say the least: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1696
    Cultural Landscape of Khinalig People and “Köç Yolu” Transhumance Route
    This cultural landscape is comprised of the high-mountain Khinalig village in northern Azerbaijan, high-altitude summer pastures and agricultural ter…
  • Joseba Basabe September 28, 2023 at 10:03am
    Since the majority Armenia breakaway enclave Nagorno Karabakh is now in the news thanks to Azerbaijan definitively taking it back by force this week, I was curious about what there is for visitors to see/do here, and found this guide (most recently updated just last month) from a Thai backpacking blogger, and to be honest it sounds mildly interesting, but nothing I would go out of my way for. But judge for yourself: https://www.bucketlistly.blog/posts/how-to-visit-artsakh-nagorno-ka...
    How to Visit Artsakh, the Country That Doesn't Exist
    Visit Artsakh, a de facto state of Azerbaijan, only accessible via Armenia. Find out how to travel there, what to see, and navigate this non-existent…
  • Max Pesling May 1, 2023 at 12:16pm
    The return yesterday of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku inspired CNN to put together a look the country's highlights throughout the year:https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/azerbaijan-year-seasons-guide-sp...
    https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/azerbaijan-year-seasons-guide-spc-intl/index.html
  • Wissam Al Khoury February 12, 2023 at 12:56pm
    TTNWorldwide.com, a site focused on Middle East travel and tourism, recently took a look at Azaerbaijan, which last year marked a doubling in visitor numbers over 2021: https://ttnworldwide.com/Article/343408/Azerbaijan-allures
    http://TTNWorldwide.com/
  • Jordan Simon January 11, 2023 at 12:39pm
    MENAFN.com, a site which focuses on business and financial news in the Middle East, recently took a look at Azaerbaijan's post-pandemic tourism recovery:https://menafn.com/1105372032/Year-In-Review-Azerbaijans-Tourism-Re...
  • John Kipper December 18, 2022 at 1:17pm
    Here's a great, just published piece in CNN Travel about touring the Azeri section of the fabled Great Silk Road: https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/azerbaijan-silk-road-rebuild...
    Azerbaijan's Silk Road: Rethreading history's greatest trade network
    East-West trade is booming across the Caucasus and many are hailing it as the latest incarnation of the Silk Road or Great Silk Route, the overland s…
  • Paul Varmuza February 26, 2022 at 10:49am
    The South Caucasus region of Nagorno-Karabakh has been disputed between Azerbaijan and Armenia since the early 20th century, and though since that time it was included in Azeri territory, ethnically it's about three quarters Armenian. Armenia won control over it in the so-called First Nagorno-Karabakh War from 1988 to 1994, but in the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War, in the fall of 2020, Azerbaijan wrested it back. And now the country has put together a bus tour to highlights in this recently "liberated" territory. Details at https://www.azernews.az/nation/189628.html
    Azerbaijan discloses historical places of Karabakh included in 'Victory Route'
    There is an opportunity to use the tourism potential of the Karabakh region after the liberation of the Azerbaijani territories from Armenia’s occupa…
  • Tripatini May 28, 2012 at 6:09pm

    Now on our blog: Azerbaijan hopes for a tourism boom from Eurovision 2012.

  • Ahmed Khattab December 30, 2011 at 5:25pm

    wish you all a happy new year

This reply was deleted.

Photos