Editorial photo #1474118 Human Interest
Daily life in the highest village of Azerbaijan
Sheep herd pastures at 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))