Why does Azerbaijan have the title of "Land of Fire"? Because the natural gas under the ground will leak out of the surface, it will also be accompanied by flames, and this natural phenomenon of flames is very magical. Marco Polo recorded this mysterious phenomenon when he passed through Azerbaijan during his expedition, and people from many other countries also learned about the flame through the Silk Road, and the title of the Land of Fire began to circulate.
Azerbaijan is one of the three most active mud volcanoes in the world, with about 400 mud volcanoes, accounting for half of the world's total. It is the largest in the world, and the largest one is also in Azerbaijan. The biggest difference between mud volcanoes and ordinary volcanoes is that there is no magma and no heat, mud volcanoes have many effects, volcanic mud can be beauty and beauty is a mask product loved by female friends, and heated volcanic mud can also be used to treat diseases.
Azerbaijan has a land area of 86,600 square kilometers and a total population of 10.16 million, located in the eastern part of the South Caucasus, bordered by the Caspian Sea to the east, Georgia and Armenia to the west, Iran and Turkey to the south, and Russia to the north. The large and small Caucasus mountains cross the whole territory from west to east, and the remnants eventually submerge into the Caspian Sea. The country spans two continents, Asia and Europe, so it is called the crossroads of Eastern Europe and West Asia.
Azerbaijan, as a former Soviet member country, has the characteristics of the Soviet Union, with heavy industry represented by oil processing. Machinery manufacturing industry and non-ferrous metallurgy industry, with a high proportion of industrial output value. With proven oil reserves of about 6 billion tons and natural gas reserves of 2.55 trillion cubic meters, the oil industry has always been the pillar industry of Azerbaijan, accounting for more than two-thirds of the total industrial output value. At the same time, agriculture here is also relatively developed, more than three-quarters of the arable land is artificially irrigated, mainly rich in cotton, tea, grapes, fruits, vegetables and tobacco.
Azerbaijan has a lot of famous sights. The Fire Temple in eastern Baku is a site of Hindu worship. People have considered their gods here since ancient times, and there is a natural flame in the central altar of the temple complex, which was extinguished until the seventies of the last century, and is now supplied with gas by gas pipelines and lit only for tourists.
Related to the flame is also a flame tower, at the top of the hill in Baku's old town, three modern skyscrapers with strange shapes, which look like three huge flames burning from a distance. It symbolizes the worship of fire by the Azerbaijani state and nation
Gobustan, which means place of ravines in Azerbaijani, is home to an amazing rock art and cultural landscape with more than 6,000 exquisite rock carvings. Rock art from 4,000 to 20,000 years ago brings together the remains of Azerbaijanis from the Stone Age and beyond, and was included in the UNESCO Natural World Heritage List in 2007.