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Mount Shahdagh (Azerbaijani: Şahdağ; Lezgian: Кас сув) is a mountain peak of the Greater Caucasus range, located in the Qusar District of Azerbaijan, close to the border with Russia.
Shahdag Slopes and Shahdag Hotel & Resort. The Shahdag Mountain Resort Complex (Şahdağ Turizm Merkezi) opened to the public in 2012. It is located in the Azerbaijan's Greater Caucasus range, the site is located near Shahdag National Park, which is known for having an intact ecological system and an untouched flora and fauna.
The Gotur Dag volcano, located 70 km from Baku, is 150 m (492 ft) tall with a depth of 20 m (66 ft). Its last eruptions occurred in 1966 and in 1970. The overall volume of breccia is about 530 × 10 ^ 6 m 3 (19 × 10 ^ 9 cu ft). Bahar volcano is located 55 km from Baku, with a height of 45.0 m (147.6 ft). The last eruption was detected in 1993.
Shahdag National Park (Azerbaijani: Şahdağ Milli Parkı) — is a national park of Azerbaijan. It was established on an area of 115,900 hectares (1,159 km 2 ) in the Quba Rayon , Qusar Rayon , İsmayıllı Rayon , Qəbələ Rayon , Oğuz Rayon and Şamaxı Rayon administrative districts on December 8, 2006.
Qusar (also Gusar; Azerbaijani: Qusar Azerbaijani pronunciation:, Lezgian: Кцlар) is the capital of Qusar District, Azerbaijan.Qusar is located in the foothills of the Greater Caucasus, over the Qusarchay River, 35 kilometers southwest from Khudat railway station and about 180 km from Baku.
The territory of the rayon occupies the northeastern part of Azerbaijan. Qusar is a unique gate of the republic. Even in ancient times, the territory of the rayon took a good position on a junction of the main trade roads. It is 179 kilometres (111 mi) from Qusar to Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.
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The Shahdag National Park is located in northern Azerbaijan, on the border with Russia and Georgia at the Greater Caucasus Mountains. The World Bank has allocated a $17 million loan and $8 million grant for the national park's creation, while the government of Japan has provided $8 million as a grant for the project implementation.