Cultural Landscape of Khinalig People and “Köç Yolu” Transhumance Route

Overview

This cultural landscape is comprised of the high-mountain Khinalig village in northern Azerbaijan, high-altitude summer pastures and agricultural terraces in the Greater Caucasus Mountains, winter pastures in the lowland plains in central Azerbaijan, and the connecting 200-kilometre-long seasonal transhumance route called Köç Yolu (“Migration Route”). The village of Khinalig is home to the semi-nomadic Khinalig people, whose culture and lifestyle are defined by the seasonal migration between summer and winter pastures, and who retain the ancient way of long-distance vertical transhumance. The organically evolved network including ancient routes, temporary pastures and camping sites, mausoleums, and mosques illustrates a sustainable eco-social system adapted to extreme environmental conditions.

Selection Criteria

(iii)(v)

Components(1 location)

• •Cultural Landscape of Khinalig People and “Köç Yolu” Transhumance Route1696

Details

Countries

Azerbaijan

ISO Codes

AZ

Area

44,829.41 ha

Coordinates

40.7059, 48.8854