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Daily life in the highest village of Azerbaijan

A shepherd is counting sheep in the mountains near Khinalig village, Quba region, Azerbaijan. The main business in Khinalig is sheep farming. The wealth of the family depends on the number of. People eat sheep meat; use the wool for blankets and pillows. Sometimes they sell the wool to carpet factories. Families with large number of sheep pay for a shepherd to take animals to mountain valleys for summer months. ( (Photo by Oleksandr Rupeta/NurPhoto))

Photo ID	#1474114
Date Taken	24 August 2016
Location	N/A
Photographer	Oleksandr Rupeta/NurPhoto
Category	Human Interest
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Oleksandr Rupeta/NurPhoto

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