President Aliyev creates the Azykh-Taglar Archaeological Park State Reserve around the cave camps in Khojavend

On October 21 in Baku, President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree establishing the Azykh-Taglar Archaeological Park State Reserve on the basis of the Azykh and Taglar cave camps in the Khojavend district.

According to the document, the aim is to protect, restore and study both sites as cultural heritage and to promote their archaeological value at home and abroad. The Ministry of Culture will manage the reserve.

Within three months the Cabinet of Ministers is to define the reserve's boundaries and protection zone, approve its regulations, set its special regime and arrange material and technical support. Costs will be covered from the budget already allocated to the Ministry of Culture.