Bashlybel

Bashlybel is a village in the Kəlbəcər District of western Azerbaijan, in the forested Lesser Caucasus highlands. The district was under Armenian occupation from 1993 until Azerbaijan retook control on 25 November 2020, under the ceasefire that ended the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War, and was heavily depopulated and damaged during that period. Since 2022, Azerbaijan's "Great Return" state program has been rebuilding infrastructure and resettling former internally displaced residents, concentrated so far mainly in the district capital, Kalbajar city. Outlying villages such as Bashlybel remain in early stages of reconstruction, with little to no permanent population and no verified tourist infrastructure as of this writing.

By Plane

Ganja International Airport (KVD IATA) is the nearest major airport.

By Car / Road

Accessible by road from Kalbajar. Kəlbəcər is part of Azerbaijan's formerly occupied territories: as of July 2025, foreign visitors need an entry permit, obtainable in advance via the official "Yolumuz Qarabağa" portal, or arranged automatically when booking an officially accredited hotel.

Walkable.

• Mountain landscape.

• Hiking.

• Kalbajar — district centre.
• Istisu — hot springs.