Balakan is a rayon of northwestern Azerbaijan, located between Georgia and Russia. It borders Kakheti of Georgia to south and west and Dagestan of Russia to east and north. There is an Azerbaijan-Georgia border crossing at Postbina in the rayon that is open to both local residents and foreigners.
Qakh District, also Kakhi or sometimes Gakh, is a raion (district) in the north of Azerbaijan, on the border with Georgia (Kakheti).
Kakhetians are an ethnographic subgroup of Georgians who speak Kakhetian dialect of Georgian language. Kakhetians are indigenous population of Kakheti, historical region in eastern Georgia, a fertile valley which produces much of the country's wine. Today they are mainly followers of Georgian Orthodox Church.
Saingilo is a 19th-century term that is used to indicate parts of the districts of Balakan, Zaqatala and Qakh—territory of 4,780 km2—currently parts of Azerbaijan, populated by the ethnic Georgians — also known as Ingiloy people.
Balakən is a city and municipality in, and the capital of, the Balakan Rayon of Azerbaijan.
The peoples of the Caucasus are diverse comprising more than 50 ethnic groups throughout the Caucasus region.
Zaqatala ; is a city in northwest Azerbaijan. With a municipal population of 31,300 inhabitants, it is located northwest of Sheki, by the Tala River and is the main municipality of the Zaqatala rayon. The municipality consists of the city of Zaqatala and the nearby village of Qazangül. The city is populated by a variety of ethnic groups, each speaking their own languages, including Azerbaijani and Tsakhur. The postal codes are AZ6200-AZ6205.
Qakh is the capital of the Qakh Rayon in the north of Azerbaijan, near the Russian border.
Qax İngiloy is a village and municipality in the Qakh Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 1,792.
Ləkit Kötüklü is a village and municipality in the Qakh Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 243.
Mosul is a village and municipality in the Zaqatala Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 2,842. 80% of population is Ingiloys.
Azerbaijan though not a popular destination for immigrants, has recently experienced waves of immigration with the collapse of the Soviet Union, especially from ethnic Azerbaijanis mostly from Armenia, Russia and the rest of the former Soviet Union. Meskhetian Turks were also relocated to Azerbaijan from Central Asia before and after the end of the Soviet Union. With the booming petroleum industry, immigration from Turkey has also followed. In 2010, every eighth resident in Azerbaijan was a migrant, of whom more than 90% of them are Azerbaijanis and 70% are internally displaced persons from the territories occupied by Armenia.
Ingiloys, alternatively known as Heretians or Hers are an ethnographic subgroup of Georgians who speak Ingiloy dialect of Georgian language. Ingiloys are indigenous population of Saingilo, historical region in northwestern Azerbaijan.
Seven Church monastery complex - is one of the oldest Christian monasteries in Azerbaijan and in Caucasus, and is a Caucasian Albanian Apostolic monastery located near the village of Ləkit Kötüklü in the Qakh Rayon of the Azerbaijan republic.
The Zakatal Okrug was an okrug (district) of the Tiflis Governorate of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire. It roughly corresponded to most of present-day Balakan, Zaqatala and Qax regions in Azerbaijan. It was created out of the territories of the former Free Jamaats of Jar-Balakan and had a special status of a military administrative unit.
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The Djaro-Belokani communities (also Char, Chary, rarely Chartalah were a group of self-governing communities in the Caucasus from the 17th to the 19th centuries. They had significant connections to the Elisu Sultanate to the southeast.
Mamirli waterfall is located in the village of Lakit-Kotuklu in Gakh region, at the depth of a dense forest. This is a very rare waterfall. Water flowing through the rocks for hundreds of years, led to the germination of thick moss. The moss covered rocks, like with a green carpet. Trees grow so densely that sunlight never penetrates here, and therefore it is always cool here. Around the waterfall is a picnic paradise. Tourists arriving in Lakit-Kotuklu, necessarily visit these places.
The Kurmukhi Church of St. George is a Georgian Orthodox Church located in Qakh District, northwestern Azerbaijan, on the border with Georgia. The church was probably constructed in 12th century, when Georgia experienced a political, economical and cultural golden age. its name is first mentioned in Georgian Gospel, which dates back to the fourteenth century, 1310, that notes it under jurisdiction of Georgian Orthodox church. The old church, however was destroyed as a result of Shah Abbas I's invasions of Georgia and was rebuilt only in 1890, by the archimandrite Leonid. The monastery is currently inactive.
The St George's Church is a Georgian Orthodox Church located in the village of Gakh-Inguila in the Qakh district, 30 metres away from the left bank of the Kakistskali river, northwestern Azerbaijan, on the border with Georgia, where the Ingiloy Georgians live compactly. The church was destroyed as a result of Shah Abbas I's invasions of Georgia, but later was reconstructed on the site of an old church in the first half of the 18th century. Its latest renovation by Ivan-Baba Belughashvili dates form the late 19th century. Currently, church is the only active Georgian Orthodox church in Azerbaijan.
