How it was
History
The history of Qusar is the history of Azerbaijan's northern frontier: mountain villages, trade roads and peoples who lived for centuries at the foot of the Caucasus.
How it was
The history of Qusar is the history of Azerbaijan's northern frontier: mountain villages, trade roads and peoples who lived for centuries at the foot of the Caucasus.
Qusar grew up in the foothills of the Greater Caucasus, on the Qusarchay river. Its fate is closely tied to the history of the whole northern land of the country.
History
Qusar stands on the Qusarchay river, about 180 kilometres north of Baku, near the Khudat station and the border with Russia. It is the administrative centre of the Qusar district.
The town and the surrounding villages were for centuries part of northern Azerbaijan, at the meeting of plains and mountains, of different peoples and cultures.
History
Its northern location made Qusar a meeting place of cultures and of difficult historical events. In the 19th century this land, like neighbouring Quba, lived through a period of revolts and change.
Today Qusar is a peaceful mountain town that has kept its character and its bond with the traditions of its ancestors.
Milestones of the land
The town stands on the mountain river of the same name.
In the north of the country, near the Russian border.
At the meeting of plains and high mountains.
The administrative centre of the Qusar district.
Datings and details of the early history vary across sources; the most common information is given here.