Lahij Tours & Holidays

The heart of Azerbaijan’s handicraft industry, the village of Lahij in the Ismayilli region boasts ancient cobbled streets and stone houses bursting with artisanal charm. One of the oldest cultural centres in the Caucasus, over 40 different crafts were practised and passed down generations here since the Middle Ages, then successfully exported along the Silk Road trading route. Home to carpet weavers, leather traders, jewellery makers, potters, engravers, embroiders, and perhaps most famous of all, coppersmiths whose craftsmanship has achieved UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage status. Enforcing a strong sense of cultural identity and pride, people travel from all over Azerbaijan to buy copperware in Lahij, believing it to improve the health benefits of food.