Six Dome Synagogue
A synagogue in the Red Town quarter of Quba, the historic home of the Mountain Jews. It is still used for worship, so visitors should dress modestly and respect services.
Quba and Shahdag
Apple orchards and carpets mark this northern region, with the village of Khinalig and the Shahdag ski resort nearby.
Attractive locations
Museum of Mountain Jews
A museum in the Red Town quarter of Quba that tells the story of the Mountain Jews, with objects, clothing, photographs and family histories.
Quba Genocide Memorial Complex
A memorial and museum remembering victims of the mass killings of civilians in Quba in 1918. It includes displays and a burial site, and visitors are expected to be respectful.
Afurja Waterfall
A waterfall in a forested gorge near the village of Afurja, popular for short walks in the foothills of the Greater Caucasus. Its water drops over a rocky ledge into a cool pool.
Samur-Yalama National Park
A protected area on the Caspian coast and along the Samur river, with unusual lowland forests where vines climb tall trees. It is a quiet place for nature walks.
Khinalig
One of the highest villages in the Caucasus, with stone houses stacked on a mountainside and a language found nowhere else. A winding mountain road leads there, and it feels far from lowland Azerbaijan.
Shahdag Mountain Resort
A modern mountain resort in the Greater Caucasus, with ski slopes and lifts in winter and cable cars, trails and mountain views in summer.
Airports
Gabala International Airport GBB
It is about 91 km in a straight line from Quba and Shahdag.
Scams and safe taxis
Taxi and scam advice for this country is on the Azerbaijan page
Weather by month
Each month shows its average temperature in °C and its mm of rain per month.
- Jan3.8 °C24 mm
- Feb4.2 °C29 mm
- Mar7.7 °C30 mm
- Apr11.9 °C29 mm
- May18.5 °C32 mm
- Jun23.6 °C27 mm
- Jul26.3 °C20 mm
- Aug26.3 °C21 mm
- Sep21.6 °C32 mm
- Oct15.8 °C42 mm
- Nov9.6 °C33 mm
- Dec5.5 °C25 mm
Driest months: Jan, Jul, Aug. Wettest months: May, Sep, Oct, Nov.
Costs
Prices here are about 28% of US prices (World Bank, 2025). This compares a country's overall prices, not the cost of a trip.
Who can help
Emergency
112 for all emergencies. Police 102. Ambulance 103. Fire 101.
local government
Police emergency number 102
Helps with: Azerbaijan's police number, listed with 103 for an ambulance and 112 for the Ministry of Emergency Situations on the national tourism site. No tourist police unit is shown there.
Who qualifies: Anyone in Azerbaijan who needs the police, including visitors.
Phone: 102
local government
Azerbaijan Tourism Board
Helps with: The national tourism body. The national tourism site names it as the contact for tourism-related issues and complaints, and gives a Baku phone number.
Who qualifies: Tourists with a tourism-related problem or complaint in Azerbaijan, and anyone planning a trip.
Phone: +994 12 505 8704
Address: Uzeyir Hajibeyli street 134, Baku AZ1010
ngo
Azerbaijan Red Crescent Society
Helps with: Azerbaijan's national Red Crescent society, a member of the international Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. Its website has pages on its fields of activity and a contact page.
Who qualifies: People in Azerbaijan seeking humanitarian help; see its website for the programmes it runs.
un agency
International Organization for Migration (IOM) Azerbaijan
Helps with: The UN migration agency, present in Azerbaijan since 1996. Its site lists an office in Baku and one in Mingachevir.
Who qualifies: Migrants and partners working on migration in Azerbaijan. It is not a help service for ordinary tourists.
Address: 31 Ibrahimpasha Dadashov Street, Baku AZ1069
embassy
Foreign diplomatic missions in Azerbaijan (foreign ministry list)
Helps with: For a lost passport or serious trouble, contact your own country's embassy. The Azerbaijani foreign ministry's protocol section publishes a diplomatic list of foreign missions and consulates in the country (July 2026).
Who qualifies: Citizens of each country, through their own embassy or consulate.
local government
Ministry of Emergency Situations (hotline 112)
Helps with: Azerbaijan's emergency situations ministry. Its site names 112 as its telephone service and gives an administration phone and email.
Who qualifies: Anyone in Azerbaijan facing an emergency or disaster.
Phone: 112
Email: info@fhn.gov.az