the district, is from Baku. The region is surrounded by the Varsat ridge, Takhtayilak ridge in the north, and Aladadash ridge to the east. The main mountains are the Dübrar (2205m), Kemchi (1026m), Sharaku (958m), Beybayim (935m), Shihandag (801m) and Great Siyaku (786m) mountains. The main rivers are Atachay, Jangichay, Kanda, Tugchay, Dizavarchay, Kerban and Garabulag rivers. There are Altiagac National Park and Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in the district. Landscape Khizi District is one of the most forested districts of Azerbaijan with about or 6% of the district being converted in forests. The area has a rich biodiversity, landscape and ecosystem diversity. Forests, semi-deserts, steppe, desert, gray mountains, subalpine and alpine ecosystems are present in the area. Forest dendroflora consists mainly of Iberian oak, oriental oak, oriental peanut, pine, juniper. Trees and shrubs such as spruce pear, hawthorn, and blackberry grow in sparsely wooded forests. The fauna of the area is also rich. Species include European caterpillars, brown bears, pigs, gray rabbits, foxes, wolves. The district is famous for the Beshbarmak mountain. The mountain's name is a reference to the resemblance of the mountain to an open palm. The Candy Cane Mountains are also located in Khizi. Historical monuments There is a graveyard dating to 300–500 years in the former Shikhlar village cemetery located near the village of Tikhli. This tomb is likely to be the Sheikh Heydar's Tomb (X-V century). According to some sources, Sheikh Heydar's tomb is the grave of Sheikh Heydar, the father of Ismayil I, the founder of the Safavid Empire. In 1483 and 1487 he made two campaigns - in Dagestan and Shirvan, which frightened all the rulers of the region, including Sultan Yagub. In order to prevent further strengthening of the positions of Sheikh Heydar, Sultan Yagub helped Shirvanshah Farrukh Yasar to resist him. Sheikh Heydar Shirvanshah died in the Battle of Tabasaran (1488) and was buried in the area opposite the sacred Beshbarmak mountain. Later, Ismayil Safavi, who defeated the Shirvanshahs state, built a tomb on his father's grave, attacked the Shikhlar village and declared the mausoleum a sacred sanctuary. The tower of Beshbarmag, the remains of the lost city of the 5th century, the mausoleum of Sheikh Heydar, the remains of the fallen stone fence of the tower of Khizi relating to 5th century, the 15th-century sanctuary in the village of Khialandzh is all examples of historical monuments. Population According to the