▁are ▁ir rig ated ▁cattle ▁and ▁ch icken - bre eding ▁low lands ▁around ▁Sh ur abad . ▁West ▁of ▁Gil ä zi , ▁the ▁X ı z ı ▁road ▁clim bs ▁g ently ▁through ▁strip ily ▁col oured ▁semi - des ert ▁land sc apes ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁C andy ▁C ane ▁Mountains . ▁Ar ound ▁ 1 0   km ▁west ▁of ▁X ı z ı ▁town , ▁the ▁green , ▁heavily ▁for ested ▁hills ▁around ▁Al ti ▁Ag ach ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁declared ▁an ▁Al ty agh ach ▁National ▁Park . ▁The ▁national ▁park ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁rare ▁East ▁C au cas ian ▁Tur , ▁a ▁mountain ▁dwell ing ▁go at ▁ant el ope ▁found ▁only ▁in ▁the ▁eastern ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁C au cas us ▁Mountains . ▁ ▁Date ▁of ▁establishment ▁- ▁ 2 4 . 0 4 . 1 9 9 0 , ▁Territ ory ▁- ▁ 1 , 8 5 0   km ², ▁Population ▁- ▁ 1 4 , 3 0 0 ▁people ▁( J anu ary ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ), ▁Population ▁density ▁- ▁ 1   km ² ▁ 8 ▁people ▁( J anu ary ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ) ▁ ▁Kh izi ▁District ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁It ▁is ▁borders ▁with ▁Si y az an ▁and ▁G uba ▁in ▁the ▁north , ▁Sh am ak hi ▁in ▁the ▁east , ▁G ob ust an ▁from ▁the ▁south , ▁and