Bazardyuzyu mountain is the highest mountain peak of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Its height is 4466 m. the Mountain is located on the border of Dagestan and Azerbaijan.

Mountain is built of rocks and shales. In the first half of the twentieth century from a mountain top down eight small glaciers. The largest glacier, the length of which was approximately 1 km, is called Thecar.

Bazarduzu is kind of the edge of the mark, since its Northern side and is owned by the state, and the South is very different. In Azerbaijan, that is to the South and East, the top breaks quite steep scree and black shale walls, and on the North and West, but rather in the direction of Dagestan, and ice walls.

With Azerbaijan and other Turkic languages the name of the mountain Bazarduzu translates as "market square". This is because in ancient times and the middle ages to the East of Bazarduzu, in the valley of Shahabad, annually held large multinational fair. Here gathered a lot of sellers and buyers, as representatives of the peoples of the Eastern Caucasus, and near neighbors: the Persians, Georgians, Armenians, Kumyks, Arabs, Tsakhurs, Jews, Indians and so on.

Glovesthe over other peaks, Bazarduzu it was possible to notice a few tens of kilometers. Seeing ice the top of the mountain, the caravan already knew that they are on the right track. First documented ascent of the highest mountain peak of Azerbaijan is mount Bazarduzu occurred in winter in 1847 Climbing made Russian surveyors headed by K. Alexandrov. The main purpose of the ascent was the installation of a triangulation tower.

Bazardyuzyu mountain is a great place for climbing, so it attracts many tourists. At the foot of the mountain there are numerous sports climbing camp, where training in climbing and mountaineering.