Mountain Bazarduzu - is the highest mountain peak of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Its height is 4466 m. The mountain is located on the border of Dagestan and Azerbaijan.

Gore composed of porphyry and shales. In the first half of the twentieth century. a mountain peak after eight small glaciers. The largest glacier, the length of which is approximately 1 km away, is known Tihitsar.

The top Bazarduzu considered a kind of border signs, as its northern slope and is located belongs to the state, and the south - is quite another. In Azerbaijan, that is, to the south and east, cut off the top of quite steep talus and black slate walls, and on the north and west, but rather in the direction of Dagestan - ice walls.

With Azerbaijan and Turkic languages ​​Bazarduzu name of the mountain is translated as "market square." This is due to the fact that in ancient times and the Middle Ages Bazarduzu east, in the valley Shahnabad annually held large multinational Fair. There are going to a lot of customers and merchants, as representatives of the peoples of the Eastern Caucasus, and close neighbors: the Persians, Georgians, Armenians, Kumyks, Arabs, Tsakhurs, Jews, Indians and so on.

Glavenstvuya over other mountain peaks Bazarduzu could be seen for a few tens of kilometers. Seeing ice mountain top caravan already know that they are on the right track. The first documented ascent of the highest mountain peak of the Republic of Azerbaijan - Mount Bazarduzu occurred during the winter season in 1847. The ascent made Russian surveyors headed by K. Aleksandrov. The main purpose of their ascent was the installation of the tower triangulation.

Bazarduzu Mountain - is a great place for climbing, so it attracts many tourists. At the foot of the mountain there are numerous sports climbing camp, where the training in climbing and mountaineering.