Xinaliq, Azerbaijan, A Remote Mountain Village In The Greater Caucasus Range. Khinalug, Khinalugh, Or Khinalig, Is An Ancient Caucasian Village Going Back To The Caucasian Albanian Period. It Is Located High Up In The Mountains Of Quba Rayon, Azerbaijan. It Is Also A Municipality In Quba Rayon, Which Consists Of The Villages Of Khinalug And Qalayxudat. It Is Located Just North Of Quba In The Middle Of The Greater Caucasus Mountains. Khinalug Is Also The Highest, Most Remote And Isolated Village In Azerbaijan And Among The Highest In The Caucasus. Khinalug Has A Population Of About 2,000 People. This Small Group Of People Speaks The Khinalug Language, Which Is An Isolate Within The Northeast Caucasian Language Family, Although Many Speak Azerbaijani As Well. Khinalug Is Among The Oldest Continuously Inhabited Places In The World, With A History Spanning Over 5,000 Years. Because Of Its High Altitude And Remoteness, Khinalug Managed To Survive And Withstand Many Invasions. There Are Also Some Other Historical Places Such As A 12Th-Century Mosque, A 15Th-Century Mosque, And Several Ancient Cemeteries Between The Mountains. There Are Also Many Ancient Holy Caves Of Early Humans.

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