Excursion to ancient Lagich, Mausoleum of Diri Baba (“Living Grandfather”)

Lagich-town of urban type in Ismailli district of Azerbaijan. Located on the southern slope of the Greater Caucasus. It is a state historical and cultural reserve of the XV-XIX centuries, included in the international tourist route "The Great Silk Road".

Dear friends, we will visit the cities of the ancient state of Shirvanshah Shamakhi and Ismayilli and learn the legends about:

• The mausoleum of Diri Baba ("Living Grandfather"), built in 1402, is a place of meditation; according to legend, buried here in a state of meditation was 300 years old.
• Juma Shamakhi Mosque, the oldest mosque in the Caucasus and the Middle East after the Derbent Juma Mosque, the original mosque building was built by Abu Muslim in 743, as reported by an inscription on the wall of the mosque, revealed in 1902;
• Eddi Gyumbez ("Seven Domes"), refers to the early 18th century, were built in honor of the family of the last Shamakhi Khan Mustafa;
• The village of artisans Lakhych, located on the ridge of the Greater Caucasus, in the village lives a people who call themselves Lakhych.