Mount Bazardüzü
Mountain in Russia and Azerbaijan
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Mount Bazardüzü (Azerbaijani: Bazardüzü dağı, Azerbaijani pronunciation: [bɑzɑrdyˈzy]; Lezgian: Кичӏен сув [kiˈtʃʼe suv]; Russian: Базардюзю, Russian pronunciation: [bəzərdʲʉˈzʲu]) is a mountain peak in the Greater Caucasus range on the border between Azerbaijan and Russia (Dagestan). At 4,466 metres (14,652 ft) above sea level, it is the highest peak in both Azerbaijan and Dagestan, and is located in the Qusar region. The southernmost point of Dagestan (and therefore Russia) is located about seven kilometers southwest of the peak. Translated from Azerbaijani, Bazardüzü means “market square”, more precisely as a specific landmark - “turn to the market, bazaar”.[citation needed] In the Middle Ages in the Shahnabad Valley, located east of this peak, annual large multinational fairs were held.[citation needed]
| Mount Bazardüzü | |
|---|---|
Bazardüzü viewed from Shahdagh | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,466 m (14,652 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 2,454 m (8,051 ft)[1] |
| Isolation | 259.08 km (160.98 mi) |
| Listing | Highest points in Europe Country high point Ultra, Ribu |
| Coordinates | 41°13′28″N 47°51′30″E[1] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Bazardüzü Location of Mount Bazardüzü in Azerbaijan  Mount Bazardüzü Mount Bazardüzü (Europe)  Mount Bazardüzü Mount Bazardüzü (Azerbaijan) | |
| Location | Azerbaijan–Russia border |
| Countries | Azerbaijan and Russian Federation |
| Parent range | Main Caucasian Range Greater Caucasus |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | May 1849 Sergey Timofeevich Alexandrov |
Climbing
G. P. Baker and G. Yeld were the first men climbing the Mount in 1890 when the first ascent was recorded. Summer is considered the most appropriate period to climb the peak.[2] There are two approaches to the Mount: one from the northeast and another from the southwest. In the northeast climbs can begin from the villages of Khinalug (Quba District) and Laza (Qusar District). The southwest approach starts from two villages in the center of the Qabala District: Laza (the same name as the village in Qusar) and Qəmərvan. The flood plain of the Yataqdərə river is the starting point of the summit at 2,800 metres (9,200 ft).[3]
