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    This article is about the village in Azerbaijan. For the language, see Khinalug language. Khinalug Xınalıq — Municipality — Khinalug Coordinates: 41°10′41″N 48°07′36″ECoordinates: 41°10′41″N 48°07′36″E Country Azerbaijan Rayon Quba Elevation 2,350 m (7,710 ft) Population [citation needed] • Total 2,075 Time zone AZT (UTC+4) • Summer (DST) AZT (UTC+5) Khinalug, Khinalugh, or Khinalig (Azerbaijani: Xınalıq; Khinalug: Kətş; also rendered as Khanaluka, Khanalyk, Khinalykh, or Khynalyk) is an ancient Caucasian village going back to the Caucasian Albanian period. It is located high up in the mountains of Quba Rayon, Azerbaijan. It is also a municipality in Quba Rayon, which consists of the villages of Khinalug and Qalayxudat.[7] It is located just north of Quba in the middle of the Greater Caucasus mountains that divide Russia and the South Caucasus. Khinalug is also the highest, most remote and isolated village in Azerbaijan and among the highest in the Caucasus. The weather changes dramatically during summer and winter, ranging from −20 °C to 18 °C. Khinalug has a population of about 2,000 people. This small group of people speaks the Khinalug language, which belongs to the Northeast Caucasian language family, although many speak Azerbaijani as well. Because of its location, scenery and relative isolation, the village is considered one of Azerbaijan's premiere destinations for hikers and adventure travellers in such travel guides as Lonely Planet. Khinalug Xınalıq — Municipality — Khinalug Coordinates: 41°10′41″N 48°07′36″ECoordinates: 41°10′41″N 48°07′36″E Country Azerbaijan Rayon Quba Elevation 2,350 m (7,710 ft) Population [citation needed] • Total 2,075 Time zone AZT (UTC+4) • Summer (DST) AZT (UTC+5) (Azerbaijani: Xınalıq; Khinalug: Kətş; also rendered as Khanaluka, Khanalyk, Khinalykh, or Khynalyk) is an ancient Caucasian village going back to the Caucasian Albanian period. It is located high up in the mountains of Quba Rayon, Azerbaijan. It is also a municipality in Quba Rayon, which consists of the villages of Khinalug and Qalayxudat.[7] It is located just north of Quba in the middle of the Greater Caucasus mountains that divide Russia and the South Caucasus. Khinalug is also the highest, most remote and isolated village in Azerbaijan and among the highest in the Caucasus. The weather changes dramatically during summer and winter, ranging from −20 °C to 18 °C. Khinalug has a population of about 2,000 people. This small group of people speaks the Khinalug language, which belongs to the Northeast Caucasian language family, although many speak Azerbaijani as well. Because of its location, scenery and relative isolation, the village is considered one of Azerbaijan's premiere destinations for hikers and adventure travellers in such travel guides as Lonely Planet. by: etibar Views[1070]     

     

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