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Introducing Zaqatala
Azerbaijan’s hazelnut capital has a lovely location at the confluence of wide mountain rivers descending steeply from the high Caucasus mountains. It’s a pleasantly presented place, with an attractive new mosque, a small Historical Museum (30 Heydar Әliyev Pr; 9am-1pm & 2-6pm) and a pretty little old town square featuring some 700-year-old çinar trees. Hidden close by is the maudlin ruin of a once-fine Russian Church. Directly above, Zaqatala’s Russian fortress(military use, no entry) was built in 1830 and guarded against attacks from the Dagestan-based guerrilla army of Imam Shamil. In more recent times, the fortress imprisoned sailors from the battleship Potëmkin, whose famous mutiny at Odessa in 1905 foreshadowed the Russian revolution.
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The best web connection is in the rear of the Hotel Zaqatala (per hr 60q; 9.30am-midnight). Xalq Bank (Nizami küç) has an ATM. So does the IBA (104 Heydar Әliyev pr), which also changes money.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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