Mingachevir

This design draws inspiration from carvings on a 7th-century stone column found in Mingechevir. The column features two peacocks with a sacred tree between them. While Mingechevir is a relatively new city, the region is one of Azerbaijan’s oldest inhabited areas. Historical sources indicate that a battle between Roman warlord Pompey and Albanian Tsar Oris occurred here in the 1st century BC. Additionally, the ancient Silk Roads likely passed through Mingechevir. Today, it is one of Azerbaijan’s major industrial hubs, home to the largest reservoir in the Caucasus, a series of water power stations, and the Azerbaijan Thermal Power Station, the main thermal energy provider for the country.