Did you think that alpacas live only in the Andes? Well, let's show you how alpacas have taken root in Azerbaijan. Alpaca Farm is a great choice for those who want to have fun with their family and enjoy nature. Alpacas really liked the mountain air of Shamakhi. Visitors to the farm can feed them and take pictures with these friendly animals. They love hugging and posing.
On the way to alpaca farm we will make stop at Diri Baba mausoleum, then at the Abqora winery for a lunch or tea break.
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This is an exciting journey for those who do not like a long road. The distance from Baku to Shamakhi is 122 kilometers, or an hour and a half. We want to show you the Alpaca farm. These cute creatures appeared in Azerbaijan quite recently. Alpacas were brought to Azerbaijan on the initiative of Leyla Aliyeva. The new residents liked the nature of Shamakhi very much. Now alpacas are successfully bred in Azerbaijan. On the farm you can organize a photo session. In addition to the alpaca farm, we will stop near the mausoleum of Diri Baba, near Yeddi Gumbez, and also go to the Abgora wine restaurant, where you can have a delicious lunch. And then we will drop you at the meating point.
The mausoleum stands in a square located on a glyptic cliff. The building is two-storeyed. There is a fragment of a ligature, indicating a date – the year 1402, and also a part of the architect’s name – “…the son of ustad Haji” – in one of the squinches. Many legends and myths are connected to this place. Diri Baba mausoleum was decorated with a mosaic and effective ligature by a calligraphist called “Dervish”.
wine club in Meysari village
is a cemetery located 1,5 km south to Şamaxı where three mausoleums from “Yeddi Gumbaz” group are still saved. Other mausoleums of the group are partly destroyed and are without cupola or walls. The mausoleum belongs to the beginning of the 18th century. This architectural monument was built for a family of Mustafa khan – the last khan of Shamakhi. The name of the architect – ustad Taghi – is also known due to a ligature on the mausoleum. The monument belongs to Shirvan-Absheron architectural school.
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