page_title: Orography of Azerbaijan
section_title: Absheron peninsula
hierarchical_section_title: Orography of Azerbaijan / Caucasus mountains system / Absheron peninsula
caption_attribution_description: Azərbaycanca: Abşeron yarımadasında palçıq vulkanlarıEnglish: Mud Volcanoes in Absheron peninsula
context_page_description: Orography of Azerbaijan refers to the rocky, mountainous and elevated terrains in Azerbaijan. The tectonic structure is typical for the orography of the country. The main morphostructural units are the Greater Caucasus, the Lesser Caucasus, the Gusar plane, the Samur-Devechi lowland, the Kur intermountain trough, the Karabagh volcanic highland, the near and middle Araz Ridges and Talysh Mountains.
context_section_description: The South-Eastern Caucasus ends in Absheron peninsula and the western part bordering the Dubrar system. Yunusdagh, Ylkhydagh and Koun are the highest parts of the peninsula about 300–350 meters. The topography of northern area is hummock and hollow. Mud volcanoes are typical for this part and salt lakes are observed, too. There are Akhtarma, Lokbatan, Bozdagh mud volcanoes in the southwest part of the peninsula.
  The eastern part of the Absheron peninsula is flat with 38 meter maximal height. Bina, Govsan, Tyrkyan and Zirya are below the sea level. Oil and gas-bearing areas are typical for peninsula.
caption: Mud Volcano in Absheron peninsula
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