Goygol Nature Reserve – one of the most beautiful parts of Azerbaijan, the number of tourists wishing to see this beauty grows every day. Goygol is a magnificent lake in the western part of Azerbaijan, located in the territory of the Goygol district, on the northern slope of the Murovdag ridge, at the foot of the Kapaz mountain, in the gorge of the Agsu river. This mountain lake is one of the largest in Azerbaijan. The water of the lake is fresh and blue, Goy-gol means «blue lake» in Azerbaijani language. The lake was formed as a result of a devastating earthquake that occurred near Ganja in probably 1139, as a result of which the top of the mountain Kapaz collapsed into the gorge of the Agsu River. The lake is located on the territory of the Goygol National Park. The park was first established on the basis of the Goygol State Reserve, founded in 1925
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