Goygol
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A lake made by an earthquake, when a mountainside came down and stopped a river where it stood.
The standard account puts it at the Ganja earthquake, when part of Mount Kapaz collapsed into the river and dammed it. What was left is a lake the colour of the sky it is named for, ringed by forest, sitting at around fifteen hundred metres.
It is a national park now, and a quiet one. There are more lakes than the famous one, and the walk between them is the point of coming. Go early, before the light flattens the water.
- Region
- Ganja / National park
- District
- Goygol National Park, 12,755 ha
- When to go
- Late spring through autumn. Bring a permit if you plan to walk far.
- Nearby
- Ganja is forty minutes north.
Goygol National Park, 12,755 ha
Ganja is forty minutes north.
