Copper and stone
Lahij
Lahij is one of the oldest and most characteristic villages in Azerbaijan, renowned for its cobbled streets and copper craftsmanship.
Copper and stone
Lahij is one of the oldest and most characteristic villages in Azerbaijan, renowned for its cobbled streets and copper craftsmanship.
It is a place where craft and architecture keep the spirit of a medieval mountain town.
Lahij
Lahij's chief craft is copperwork. For centuries local masters created vessels and items decorated with fine engraving and ornament, as well as weapons known far beyond the region.
The ring of little hammers in the workshops still echoes along the cobbled streets of the village.
Lahij
Lahij is famous for its stone-paved streets, its ancient water-supply system and stone houses climbing the slope. The village has been declared a historical-cultural reserve.
A special, unhurried life of a mountain craft town goes on here.
About Lahij
One of the oldest in Azerbaijan.
Engraving and copper vessels.
Stone streets and houses.
A historical-cultural reserve.
Information about Lahij is given from open sources and may be refined.