Shahdag National Park, National park in Shamakhi District, Azerbaijan

Shahdag National Park covers 130,508.1 hectares across the Quba, Qusar, İsmayıllı, Qəbələ, Oğuz and Şamaxı districts of northern Azerbaijan, near the Russian border in the Greater Caucasus. Mount Bazardüzü, the country's highest peak, rises within its boundaries. Forests of Caucasian oak, oriental beech and hornbeam give way to high-mountain pastures.

Shahdag National Park was created on 8 December 2006 by presidential decree, initially covering 115,895 hectares across the Quba, Qusar, Ismayilli, Gabala, Oguz and Shamakhi districts. On 8 July 2010 the Cabinet of Ministers enlarged it by 14,613.1 hectares to 130,508.1 hectares. The World Bank provided a $17 million loan and $8 million grant, and Japan an $8 million grant, for its establishment.

The park's name comes from Shahdag, the "king mountain" of the Greater Caucasus. Its slopes lie in the Quba, Qusar, İsmayıllı, Qəbələ, Oğuz and Şamaxı districts, where high pastures were long used as summer grazing land. The reintroduction of European bison began in 2020, a joint project of the Ministry of Ecology, IDEA and WWF Azerbaijan; the last Caucasian bison was shot in 1927.

The management center provides information, accommodation, and organized tours for visitors. It is best to plan ahead and bring sturdy hiking boots and weather-appropriate clothing, as mountain conditions change significantly with the season.

The park is a key habitat for the East Caucasian tur, a rare mountain goat found nowhere else in the world. This animal lives only in these specific peaks and valleys, making it a critical refuge for the species.