How many volcanoes are there in Azerbaijan?
About 400 mud volcanoes are located in the South Caspian region. More than 300 of them are located on land of the Eastern Azerbaijan and in the adjacent water area of the Caspian Sea. For this reason, it is no mere chance that Azerbaijan is “a motherland” of mud volcanoes. One can find all types of volcanoes in Azerbaijan – burning, dormant, buried, underwater, insular and volcanoes abundantly releasing oil. Azerbaijan is a unique country in the world according to number of volcanoes, their diversity and activity.
