Lahich

Lahich (Lahıc, Lahij) is a mountain village in the Sheki Region.

Understand
Stamps with Azeri copper work

Lahich is a remote and scenic mountain village off the track. There exist only a few guesthouses in the village, and people go after the traditional lives. The village centre is plastered with large and beautiful looking coble stones, which only allow for a slow pace. Along this main road, merchants sell traditional copper work, for which it is famous, and some souvenirs.

Get in

There is only one road into and out of Lahich. The last 7 km of the road are unsealed and sometimes even impassable, when there was a landslide. However, people are quite fast cleaning up. The dirt road is possible with a regular car, just very slowly.

Get around

Walking is the only option. Everything else would be equally slow.

See
  • 🌍 Village Centre. Mo-Su 09:00-18:00. Beautiful coble stone road and copper work shops. 

Do
  • Hiking in the area around Lahich or even towards Quba – see OpenStreetMap, which many mobile Apps like OsmAnd, MAPS.ME, etc. use, for trails.
  • 🌍 Mt. Babadağ (along the trail towards Quba, about 32 km from Lahich). 3629 m 

Buy
  • Copper work
  • There also exist a small 🌍 supermarket (Agami market) in the centre near the small bridge along the main road.

Eat

There exist a few restaurants in Lahich, just ask around.

Drink

Sleep
  • 🌍 Ancient Lahij Guest House, N. Huseynov Street 57, ☎ +994 506777517. Check-in: until 23:00, check-out: from 07:00. Dadash is the friendly owner of this guesthouse, which offers up to 4 beds. He also has a camp ground (his lawn) with allowed usage of bath and toilet. From 35 manat (for 3), 5 manat for tent. 

Cope
  • There exists an 🌍 ATM in the village, along the main road at the beginning.
  • The 🌍 post office can be found near the small bridge in the centre.

Go next

Lahich is probably just a stop over on your regular route. However, next stops could include:

  • Sheki – A beautiful city in the Caucasus mountains with lots to see and do. It has one of the largest densities of cultural resources and monuments that span 2,700 years of Azerbaijani history.
  • Qabala – New resort town deep in Caucasian Mountains, which has taken its name from the archaeological site about 20 km southwest.
  • Shamakhi – A town that used to be the capital of the Medieval state of Shirvan. Famous for its traditional dancers, Şamaxı dancers, and its impressive mosque. An ancient history and once one of the key cities along the Silk Road.
  • Baku

or even Quba by foot.


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