Qax

Qax, Qakh, also Kakhi (კახი) or sometimes Gakh is a town in Azerbaijan's Qakh Region. It is at the foot of the southern slope of the Greater Caucasus, on the river Kurhumchai.

Understand
Most of the 13,800 people (2013) of the Qakh city are Azerbaijani people, but the town and the whole region are very multicultural. Avar people, Tsakhur people and muslim Georgians (called Ingiloy) also live here. The city has become a mountain resort for rich people, so there are now various hotels, resorts, restaurants, cottages, and tea houses in 5 km north of Qax.

By bus
to Qax from:
 * Zaqatala: several marshrutkas par day (15:00/15:30), last bus is at 17:00 (1 manat, 1 hr)
 * Şəki: 08:00, 11:30, 15:00, 17:30

from Qax to: (to Georgia)
 * Agcay: 12:10, 17:10
 * Aliayli: 07:20, 09:00, 13:00
 * Almali: 13:20
 * Baku: 09:00, 21:30, 22:00, 23:00
 * Barda: 09:30
 * Baydarli: 07:20, 10:00, 13:00, 15:45
 * Ganja: 08:00
 * Ibaxli: 12:20, 15:30
 * Ilisu: 07:30, 10:30, 12:00, 14:00, 17:00 (0.40 manat), runs from the big bus station to Ilisu and back. The sign is in Cyrillic, so ask if needed.
 * Lalali: 07:20, 13:10
 * Qashqachay: 07:10, 13:00, 17:30
 * Qum: 07:00, 09:00, 12:00, 14:00, 17:00
 * Şəki: 09:30 12:20 16:30 18:30
 * Tasmali: 07:20, 12:00, 15:00
 * Uzumlu: 16:00
 * Zaqatala: 07:40, 07:50, 08:30, 09:25, 10:05, 11:40, 12:20, 13:25, 14:00, 15:30, 17:15
 * Zarna-Lakit: 07:20, 13:00, 17:00
 * Tbilisi: 08:15, 09:00, 14:00, 16:00 (8 manat)
 * Telavi: 15:00

By car

 * Highway: R16

Get around
Qax is a tiny town and can easily be explored on foot.

Go next

 * Qum – Another tiny and scenic village just nearby.
 * Zaqatala – Larger and more busy than Qax, and the gateway to Georgia.
 * Sheki – A beautiful city in the forested Caucasian Mountains with lots to see and do.
 * At least three marshrutkas a day leave from Qax to Tbilisi, Georgia.