Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences

Employees of the Plant Protection Laboratory of the Institute of Dendrology of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences has conducted monitoring in the Absheron National Park.

As a result of research, the Absheron Peninsula is changing its climate type, and as a result, changes in the flora of the peninsula, a decrease in the number of some plants belonging to the local flora, an increase in plant diseases and pests are being observed.

It should be noted that the 783-hectare National Park is located at the south-eastern end of the Absheron Peninsula - in the area of Cape Shah Dili. It is often called the "eagle's beak" on the map of Azerbaijan to promote this area. According to the legend, high-ranking nobles, including shahs (khans) used to come here to hunt. That is why the locals call it "Shah Dili".

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