Oghuz
A mountain land in northwestern Azerbaijan , where for centuries Azerbaijanis, Mountain Jews and Udis lived together.
A town of memory in green mountains
Oghuz is a small town and district in northwestern Azerbaijan, on the southern slopes of the Greater Caucasus, in the Shaki-Zaqatala region. It is a land with a special, multi-ethnic history.
For centuries Azerbaijanis, Mountain Jews, Udis and Armenians lived side by side in Oghuz. It was one of the main centres of the Mountain Jews of Azerbaijan and of the ancient Udis — descendants of Caucasian Albania. Today most of these communities have dispersed, but the memory of them and the beauty of the mountains remain. This site is about the history of Oghuz, its peoples and its nature.
Oghuz in numbers
Facets of the mountain land
History
Oghuz — a multi-ethnic town in the Caucasus foothills.
Mountain Jews
The quarter, the synagogue, the Juhuri language — and the Udis of Caucasian Albania.
Nature
The Greater Caucasus, forests, waterfalls and mountain springs.
Visit
The Albanian church, the bridge and what to see in Oghuz.
Oghuz remembers the voices of many peoples — and the mountains keep that memory.
A town where peoples met
For centuries Oghuz was a crossroads of cultures: Azerbaijani, Mountain Jewish and Udi speech sounded in its quarters, and a mosque, a synagogue and a Christian church stood side by side. This peaceful diversity is the town's chief heritage, one worth remembering.
About the Mountain JewsThis site is cultural and educational. Some atmospheric images (an old quarter, a synagogue) were created with AI and do not depict specific buildings of Oghuz.