Lerik Rayonu Hotels

DIRIX: ORANT

Lerik is situated in the surroundings of beautiful Talish mountains, mountain forests and tea plantations. Nobody can guess what view would you see beside the next mountain pass. The best means of communication on these mountains are horses and donkeys. It is said that even last year's firewood can begin growing after heavy rain on this land. Here tell the stories about wonderful men living in these villages. Ancient belief, customs and rites lump whimsical together with the up-to-datedness in the Lerik villages. Lerik is the inex-haustible pantry of discoveries for any ethnography. You can taste the most exotic dishes of Azerbaijani kitchen in Lerik.

Unique Quality: The Talysh are Muslim, primarily of the Shia branch. Some remnants of their pre-Islamic religion remain. For example they have a reverence for trees and groves, and trees form some of their most sacred sites. They also believe in the presence of both good and evil spirits, with the most dangerous spirit being 'Alazhan', the 'Red Woman'. Alazhan is believed to attack women during childbirth as well as new-born babies.

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• Address: LERIK RAYONU
• Written September 28, 2007

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