Natural resources of Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan is a country with very favorable natural conditions and rich natural resources. The oil and gas industry are the most valuable among the other resources. Azerbaijan is one of the world's oldest oil-producing regions. The extraction and distribution of oil from the Absheron peninsula to other countries has started from VII-VI centuries of BC. The Burning Mountain (Yanar dag) is an unknown origin historical monument located near Baku, on the coast of the Caspian Sea, in the village of Mahammedi. It was declared to be a state-cultural and nature- preservation area in 2007, the territory of the "Burning Mountain" is 64,55 hectares. The thickness of total layers consisting of sand, sandstone and mud reaches 4,000 meters (even more in some places). There are currently 8 producing oil and. gas fields (Absheron, Shamakhi-Gobustan, Ashaghi Kur, archipelago Baku,. Ganja, Yevlakh-Aghjabadi, Guba-Khazaryani, Kur-Gabirri rivers) and 2 prospective fields regions (Acinohur and Jalilabad)