Yanardag Mountain

Yanardag, which means "fiery mountain" in Azerbaijani, is located on the Apeshron Peninsula, 25 km from the capital of the Republic of Baku.

It is best to go to the fiery mountain at dusk or at night. The hill, 116 meters high, engulfed by a wall of flame is truly an unforgettable sight. The fire burns at any time of the year and in any weather. And next to the mountain, fiery rivers flow - Yanarbulak. However, the locals will tell the legend not about dragons, but about a magical pack of wolves that once lived in a cave on top of a mountain and were the first to light a fire here.

There is also a scientific explanation for this phenomenon. Natural gas seeps out through the porous sandstone and ignites from the reaction with oxygen. There are only a few such places in the world, and most of them are located in Azerbaijan. Before people learned how to extract gas, the Absheron peninsula was completely covered with lights. Giant torches burning everywhere were described in the XIII century by the famous traveler Marco Polo. Since then, many gas sources have been depleted.