Mugansteppe

The Mugansteppe ( Azerbaijani Muğan düzü , مۇغان دۆزو, Persian دشت مغان) is a large steppe area along the Macaw in Azerbaijan and Iran ( Āzarbāydschān ) between the Talysh Mountains and the Caspian Sea .

This approximately one hundred thousand hectare plain is rich pastureland for horses, camels and above all sheep. The Shahsavan nomads use the Mugan plain in winter as a pasture for the Mugan sheep . The plain is criss-crossed by a narrow network of irrigation canals that enable cotton to be grown .

history

In 1468 the Timurid ruler Abu Sa'id moved to Azerbaijan against Turkmen princes; his army was cut off from the supply lines in a harsh winter and finally defeated in the Mugansteppe.

Web links

• Gustav Radde: Basic features of the plant distribution in the Caucasus countries
• Shahsavan nomads
• In the footsteps of the nomads (PDF file; 112 kB)
• Shahsavan (Shahsawan) (PDF file; 625 kB)