Mount Bazardüzü
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 Dagestan, Russia and Azerbaijan. At 4,466 metres (14,652 ft) above sea level, it is the highest peak in both Dagestan and Azerbaijan, 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, Bazarduzu means “market square”, more precisely as a specific landmark - “turn to the market, bazaar”. In the Middle Ages in the Shahnabad Valley, located east of this peak, annual large multinational fairs were held.
| 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 | Country high point Ultra |
| Coordinates | 41°13′28″N 47°51′30″E[1] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Bazardüzü Location of Mount Bazardüzü in Azerbaijan  Mount Bazardüzü Mount Bazardüzü (Europe) | |
| Location | Azerbaijan–Daghestan 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 Khynalyg (region of Guba) and Laza (region of Gusar). The southwest approach starts from the regional centre of Gabala - from two villages: one is Laza (the same name with the one in Gusar) and the other one is Gamarvan. The flood plain of the river Yatukhdere (Yatuxdərə) is the starting point of the summit at 2800 m.[3]
References
- "European Russia and the Caucasian States". Peaklist.org. Gora Bazardyuzi. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
- "Bazarduzu". peakware.com. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
- "Mount Bazarduzu". www.traildino.com. Retrieved 2017-09-04.
