Kalbajar

In 1930, the Kalbajar region with an area of 1936 km² was formed as part of the Azerbaijan SSR, the administrative centre of was the town of Kalbajar, which received the status of a city in 1980.

There are 13 lakes in local plains and mountains.

Kalbajar's longest river is the Tartar. Its tributaries are the Tutkhun, Lev, Zaylik, Alolar, and Garaarkhaj (Sarkar) rivers.

There are also 20 well-known water springs.

70-80 per cent of the district is made up of mountains and each of them has a name. Since motor traffic in the mountains is limited, local people have divided the district into different zones:

1. Upper zone – territories stretching from the centre westwards

2. Ayrim zone – north-west

3. Gamishli-Lev zone – north-east

4. Tutgu zone – area around Zulfugarli- Baslibel

5. Sarsang SES zone – forests in the east

6. The Dalidagh-Sariyer-Keyti zone consists of bare mountains and plains

It is impossible to count the natural resources in the territory of Kalbajar. The rocks, the soil, the water, and the air of this great man's abode are lojman. But the riches of Kalbajar cannot be what we count. Much has been learned that its wild plants are the cure for a thousand and one ailments.

There were about four thousand plants collected from the Kalbajar area, of which about two hundred were estimated as medicinal plants.

Each of these plants was studied separately as a remedy for pain, and it was written in the catalog of natural dried plants in the regional museum of local lore.

The people of Kalbajar know which of these plants is the cure for pain.

Much of the territory of Kalbajar is covered by alpine forests. It is mainly inhabited by broadleaf trees. Rare forest trees, whose names are included in the Red Book, form the basis of Kalbajar forests. Much of the forest was appropriated by Armenians living in Aghdara. The forest strip in the territory of Agdaban-Baglipe was looted by Armenians. Most of the trees here are walnut, hazelnut, oak, beech, birch, hornbeam, birch, ash, poplar, elm, hips, hawthorn, blackberry, currant, blackberry.

There are many crab fruit trees in Kalbajar forests. The forest resources of Kalbajar have not been used effectively for many years. Conditions for this have not been created simply at the level of the republic and the Union. Before the fruits of our forests, no products were made. But for the last 15-20 years, delicious jams, jams and other products have been obtained from fruits. In recent years, the people of Kalbajar, who were only engaged in animal husbandry, planted orchards and prepared winter food by canning its fruits.

A year or two before the Armenian attack on Kalbajar, a fruit and vegetable canning station was opened in the region and canned fruit and vegetables that had not been used for many years were prepared. The taste of Kalbajar fruit was very different from that of ripe fruit: in taste. There were many reasons for this. The soils of Kalbajar are mountain-forest soils. It should also be noted that the fruit was fresh in Kalbajar when it was cold. Therefore, we can say that the population of the region tasted fresh fruit twice a year. There are 2,000 colored stones in the territory of Kalbajar.

The existence of an obsidian field in Kalbajar, which we call camel's eye, does not require in-depth research. Geologist-scientist Ali Maghribi was also aware of the existence of an obsidian rock deposit in the territory of Keshtek village. Significant economic savings could be achieved by using this stone treasure, which grows 18 times when heated and changes color and is impervious to heat and cold. According to the research of Doctor of Geological Sciences Shamil Allahverdiyev, Candidate of Geological Sciences Ibrahim Babayev, Ali Maghribi, Hikmet Mahmud and others, there are 79 types of minerals and 36 types of rocks in Kalbajar.