GADABEY, THE CAPITAL OF LEGENDS
History of Gadabay, geography of Gadabay, tourism of Gadabay, sightseeing places of Gadabay, recreation centers of Gadabay, beautiful villages of Gadabay - ALL IN ONE VIDEO!
Geography
It is located in the middle and high mountain belts of the Lesser Caucasus. Its territory covers the northern slope of the Shahdag ridge, a part of the Bashkend-Dastafur depression and the Shamkir mountain massif. The highest peaks: Goshabulag (3549 m.), Gojadag (3317 m.) etc.
Jurassic, Cretaceous, Paleogene and Anthropogene sediments are common. There are beds of black and white marble. The climate of the tundra is dominated by mild hot summers and dry winters and cold and mountainous tundra.
The river network is dense. The upper reaches of Akhinca and Zayam rivers are in the territory of this district. The upper course of the Shamkir River flows through the southwestern border of the district. Burning mountain-forest, grassy mountain-meadow, etc. lands are spread.
The total area of ​​forests is 30.5 thousand hectares (1980). Animals: skunk, roe deer, brown bear, wolf, etc. Birds include tetras, snakes, eagles, etc. there is
The district has the famous "Gızılcha" reserve and 4 natural monuments - Govdu, Gödekdara, Qamish and Shamlig forest massifs. There is a beautiful waterfall in Kechidaresi gorge, Kechi-kechi, Djerja, Cuyur and Ayibulagi, as well as Chaldash, Kyzylca Narzan, Mor-mor mineral water springs. The fauna and flora are very rich in the mountains, forests and valleys of the region.
Large settlements
Gadabey city, Soyudlu, Slavyanka, Novosaratovka, Rustam Aliyev, Agamali, Arigıran, Samanlig villages.
Relief
According to the geographical relief, this was the area where warring Turkish tribes settled in ancient times. Accordingly, the word Gadabay means the person addressed in fiction, the brave boy. The toponym Gadabey is composed of the ancient Turkish words gada - watchman and bek - hill and means "watchman's hill". This possibility is closer to the truth. The ruins of the Gadabay castle, whose name was first mentioned in the 12th century in historical sources, are located in the upper part of the district called Tepelik. According to another possibility, the word Dadabay was deformed and became Gadabay. In the Middle Ages, a part of these lands was divided between Atabay, Shakarbey, Gadabey - father and sons. Gadabey was the son of Atabay. There are still villages called Atabay and Shakarbey in the area. In connection with the word bek - hill, it is necessary to talk about the name Gadabay. Gadabey is composed of the ancient Turkic words ket - watchman, guard and Turkish bek - hill, meaning watchman's hill. It is located in the middle and high mountain zones of the Lesser Caucasus.
Mountains
Its territory covers the northern slope of the Shahdag ridge, a part of the Bashkend-Dastafur depression and the Shamkir mountain massif. The highest peaks: Goshabulag (3549 m.), Gojadag (3317 m.) etc. Jurassic, Cretaceous, Paleogene and Anthropogene sediments are common. There are beds of black and white marble. The climate of the tundra is dominated by mild hot summers and dry winters and cold and mountainous tundra.
River Network
The river network is dense. The upstream of Akhinchachay and Zayam rivers is in the territory of this district. The upper stream of Shamkirchay flows from the southwestern border of the district. Burning mountain-forest, grassy mountain-meadow, etc. lands are spread.
Flora and Fauna
The total area of ​​forests is 30.5 thousand hectares (1980). Animals: skunk, roe deer, brown bear, wolf, etc. Birds include tetras, snakes, eagles, etc. there is The district has the famous Kyzylca State Nature Reserve and 4 natural monuments - Govdu, Gödekdara, Qamish and Shamlig forest massifs. There is a beautiful waterfall in Kechidaresi gorge, Kechi-kechi, Djerja, Cuyur and Ayibulagi, as well as Chaldash, Kyzylca Narzan, Mor-mor mineral water springs. The fauna and flora are very rich in the mountains, forests and valleys of the region.
Architectural monuments
Among the architectural monuments are Namardgala (Giz fortress 9th century) and Charekveng monastery in Soyudlu village (on the Shamkir river), temple (1535) in Novosaratovka village, Koroglu castle (16th century) in Galakand village, castle in Beyuk Karamurad village (1634), in the territory of Dikdash village. (in Bayram valley) Albanian church and Hamshiveng temple, Chaldash temple in Chaldash village, three bridges in Sabatkecmez village (19th century), etc. is left. The monuments in the territory of Gadabey region are integral parts of the culture that entered the history of Azerbaijan under the name of Khojaly-Gadabey culture. There are cyclopean buildings from the end of the Bronze Age, Buyukgala Castle, Galakand Castle (XVI century), Maiden Castle (It is also called Namard-gala, IX century), and an arched bridge built in the XIX century.