Barzavu

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Barzavu in the 1970s

It is known as the hometown of Shirali Muslimov (a.k.a. Mislimov), an ethnic Talysh shepherd who was believed by some to have been the oldest man that ever lived. Though he had no birth certificate, the date of birth given in his passport was 1805, which, if true, would make him 168 when he died in 1973. The area has been studied by experts who agree that centenarians are unusually common in the area.[3]

The area had a major earthquake in 1998. The nearby town of Lerik contains a history museum, a Karabakh War memorial and a hotel.

References

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  1. Azerbaijan International. Azerbaijan's Legendary Centenarian
  2. Legendary tales of life expectancy in Azerbaijan // Geographical. — 2022.
  3. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1". Azerbaijan International (2.3) Autumn 1994, pages 32–34, see footnote #4

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