Pir Khidir Zinda

Azerbaijan

The Pir Khidir Zinda (Azerbaijani: Xıdır Zində piri), also called Khidir Zunja and Beshbarmag-piri, is a mausoleum, pilgrimage site, and sacred place for Muslims, located on the slopes of Beşbarmaq rock, in the Siyazan rayon of Azerbaijan. The mausoleum site is located within the “Beshbarmag Mountain” State Historical Cultural and Nature Reserve, proclaimed in 2020. The mausoleum and pilgrimage site becomes especially crowded in summer. It is appropriate and compulsory to wash hands with holy water flowing from mountain springs prior to approaching the mausoleum.

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