Göygöl National Park ( Azerbaijani : Göygöl Milli Parkı ) — is a national park of Azerbaijan . It was established in an area in Goygol Rayon administrative district on April 1, 2008, on the basis of the former "Goy Gol State Reserve" that was established in 1925 and which it superseded, on a surface area of 12,755 hectares (127.55 km). It was enlarged from 6,739 hectares (67.39 km) of the former state reserve to its current surface area as a national park. The park is the most visited in the country.
16-628: The national park includes one of the most beautiful and cleanest lakes in Azerbaijan, Lake Göygöl . The reserve is intended to protect the natural ecosystem of the subalpine zones of the northern slopes of the Lesser Caucasus . During the Soviet era , it had been deprived of its reserve status, but was restored later. The area of Göygöl is almost entirely covered by forests and has a rich flora with over 420 plant species, including 20 which are endemic to
32-512: Is 0.78 km2 and is 1553.3 metres above sea level. Its length from south to north is 2800 metres, and its maximum width is 800 metres. Due to an earthquake which hit the area on 25 September 1139, parts of the Kapaz Mount collapsed and blocked the path of the Kürəkçay River . As a result of diversion of water flow, a lake with pure mountain water was created. Hence, the name given, signifying
48-493: Is a non-governmental and non-commercial organization. Representative office cooperates with different countries in an international scale. Foundation's offices are operated abroad such as, United States , Russia , Romania and Turkey . According to a 2009 EurasiaNet article, "The HAF builds more schools than Azerbaijan's Ministry of Education, more hospitals than the Ministry of Health, and conducts more cultural events than
64-459: Is a private foundation headed by Azerbaijan 's First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva . The foundation is named after Azerbaijan's former president, Heydar Aliyev – the father of the incumbent president Ilham Aliyev . The foundation has been criticized for not being transparent about its finances, and for being a vehicle of corruption. Heydar Aliyev died in 2003, and the foundation was created in 2004 by Ilham Aliyev . The Heydar Aliyev Foundation
80-708: The leopard , lives in the southern regions in Azerbaijan, primarily in the Talysh Mountains, Nagorno-Karabakh and Nakhichevan . Despite occasional sightings, it was not clear whether leopards had been extinct in Azerbaijan by the late 1990s until a species was caught on camera in March, 2007 in the Hirkan National Park . However it is still not clear if leopards live in the Göygöl National Park. A documentary film titled “Göygöl Milli Parkı” (Goygol National Park)
96-637: The titmouse ; the Caucasus pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus colchicus ) subspecies of the common pheasant are common. The Caspian tiger ( Panthera tigris virgata ) once roamed these mountains, but is now extinct. Other large mammals here are the lynx ( Lynx lynx ), brown bear ( Ursus arctos ), wild boar ( Sus scrofa ), wolf ( Canis lupus ), golden jackal ( Canis aureus ), jungle cat ( Felis chaus ), red fox ( Vulpes vulpes ), roe deer ( Capreolus capreolus ), badger ( Meles meles ), etc. The Persian leopard ( Panthera pardus saxicolor ) subspecies of
112-457: The " World of Mugham Festival ", the " Uzeyir Hajibeyov International Music Festival ", and the " Mstislav Rostropovich Baku International Festival ". In May 2021, the foundation brought back the " Kharibulbul International Folklore Festival " in Shusha , 30 years since it last took place (1991). The festival continued to be celebrated in 2022. The foundation funded the restoration of the catacombs in
128-759: The Ministry of Culture." It funded the Baku Museum of Modern Art , intended as a focus for an "eco-cultural zone" that will also include a white-sand beach, a Frank Gehry skyscraper, and a walkway that projects out over the Caspian Sea . The foundation has sponsored several projects in France, helping to finance renovations at the Louvre Museum and the Palace of Versailles . The foundation gave €40,000 to help renovate stained-glass windows in France's Strasbourg Cathedral . In 2011,
144-764: The area include the medlar ( Crataegus azarolus subsp. pontica ), European barberry ( Berberis vulgaris ), European cornel ( Cornus mas ), European spindle ( Euonymus europaeus ), blackberry ( Rubus fruticosus ), etc. There are several endemic subspecies of birds, of which the bearded vulture ( Gypaetus barbatus ), Egyptian vulture ( Neophron percnopterus ), Eurasian eagle-owl ( Bubo bubo ), black woodpecker ( Dryocopus martius ), golden oriole ( Oriolus oriolus ), mistle thrush ( Turdus viscivorus ), stock dove ( Columba oenas ), Eurasian woodcock ( Scolopax rusticola ), woodlark ( Lullula arborea ), mute swan ( Cygnus olor ), common quail ( Coturnix coturnix ), Caspian titmouse ( Poecile hyrcanus ) subspecies of
160-528: The area. The major types of trees are chestnut-leaved oak ( Quercus castaneifolia ), Caucasian oak ( Quercus macranthera ), Caucasian ash ( Fraxinus angustifolia subsp. oxycarpa ), European ash ( Fraxinus excelsior ), European hornbeam ( Carpinus betulus ), Oriental hornbeam ( Carpinus orientalis ), Oriental beech ( Fagus orientalis ), velvet maple ( Acer velutinum ), Cappadocian maple ( Acer cappadocicum ), Caucasian lime tree ( Tilia dasystyla subsp. caucasica ), etc. Shrub species occurring in
176-591: The foundation donated €50,000 for the reconstruction of the Berlin City Palace . Other international projects have included rebuilding a school in Pakistan that had been destroyed by an earthquake and organizing events in 2011 in Moscow and St. Petersburg to showcase Azerbaijani art and music. The foundation takes part in the organization and holding of musical festivals like the " Gabala International Music Festival ",
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#1733085360635192-411: The lake was incorporated into the newly founded "Goy Gol State Reserve" which was superseded as Göygöl National Park in 2008. Greater Göygöl area is often split into 19 lakes, 8 of which fall into the large lake category, Maralgol , Zelilgöl , Qaragöl among them. It is situated at 1,556 meters above the sea level. The complete length reaches 6,460 meters. The depth of the lake is 93 meters. Due to
208-424: The pureness of the water, one can see underwater life clearly 8–10 meters below the surface. The lake fauna is very rich. The Göygöl Trout has evolved from the river trout since the natural creation of the lake. The Göygöl area is known for dry winters and mild to warm summers. Rainfalls range from 600 to 900 mm. There is an Azerbaijani Army corps close to Göygöl. The lake is a major tourist attraction during
224-478: The pureness of the water. The nearby city of Khanlar was renamed after the Göygöl Lake on 25 April 2008. The city founded as Helenendorf by the first German settlers in Azerbaijan in 1819 and with a considerable German minority until 1941 had been renamed to Khanlar in 1938. In 1941, German settlers were relocated by Soviet authorities to Kazakhstan and Central Asia and Siberia on Joseph Stalin 's orders. In 1925,
240-503: The spring and summer seasons. In 2009, more than 4500 tourists have visited Goygol. Among the tourists, many are German nationals. In the vicinity of Göygöl, there are settlements once populated by ethnic Germans, many monuments of German culture and an old German Lutheran church built in 1854. Due to its beauty, the lake has been an inspiration for many novels, poems and music bands. Heydar Aliyev Foundation The Heydar Aliyev Foundation ( Azerbaijani : Heydər Əliyev Fondu )
256-718: Was shot in 2015. The film was presented in the Nizami Cinema Center in Baku. Vice-president of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Leyla Aliyeva participated at the presentation of the film. Lake G%C3%B6yg%C3%B6l Göygöl ( lit. ' Blue Lake ' ) is a natural impounded lake in Azerbaijan . It is situated at the footsteps of Murovdag , not far from Ganja in the Goygol District . The lake
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