Road to the the highest, most remote and isolated Fire Temple on Earth

What do you know about Zoroastrianism?

Azerbaijan, near Khinalug village. Around The Fire Temple Ateshgah

Fire Worshipping is not pure Zoroastrianism .You have to understand that. It’s a little bit different story. It’s a mystery behind the mystery. Spiritual magic and first monoteistic religion. But still, it is something you should experience. It is not just “I believe”.

Road to the most remote Ateshgah is not easy.

Zoroastrianizs in Azerbaijan goes back to the 2 millennium BC or earlier and was the predominant religion before the conversion to Islam. There are many “Homes of Fire” (Ateshgahs) in Azerbaijan.. There are many “Homes of Fire” (Ateshgah’) in Azerbaijan. It’s actually a motherland of fire.

Summer is the best time to climb to the Ateshgah

Atashgah was originally a Zoroastrian structure, but you can find Hindu one in Asia as well.

Google Map location of the Ateshgah

On the way to Ateshgah. Khinalig village is so far away.

Khinalug is among the most ancient and continuously inhabited places in the world, with history of over 5,000 years.

From left to right: Fariz Abasov, Akper Aliyev. Both are heads of expedition

We are heading to the Ateshgah, to start reconstruction work in the summer 2016.

Climbing to Ateshgah

The people of Khinalig, having retained almost all of their ancient lifestyle consider themselves to be “The Grandchildren of Noah”

Nature of Azerbaijan

Nature is stunning in Azerbaijan. Some people call Khinalug and nearby territory a Small Tibet.

Almost there

Before the reconstruction. August 2016

Surroundings of the Ateshgah

View from Ateshgah

October 2016. We did it.