Not far outside the city, one of Azerbaijan’s most visited natural sites, Yanar Dag (Fire Mountain) burns continuously, fed by the natural gas deposits which lie below the mountain’s surface.

The flame shape references Azerbaijan's nickname "Land of Fire" due to its natural gas reserves ... Witness the "burning mountain," a natural phenomenon where a hillside is continually ablaze ...

Azerbaijan is often referred to as the ‘land of fire’, but there’s so much ... The influence of silk Surrounded by rolling green hills and mountains in north-west Azerbaijan, Sheki, which ...