Altyaghach

Altyaghach National Park covers 11,035 hectares of forested hills in the Greater Caucasus foothills of northern Azerbaijan, established in 2004. The park protects a landscape of mixed and broadleaf forests, streams, and open meadows characteristic of the humid subtropical zone of the eastern Caucasus. Located approximately 100 km north of Baku, the park is Azerbaijan's closest mountain forest protected area to the capital and serves as an important green lung for the densely populated Absheron Peninsula. The park encompasses part of the Alazan-Ayrichay River basin and protects important forest biodiversity in a region where forests have been significantly reduced by settlement and agriculture.