Qırmızı Qəsəbə, Azerbaiyán
Qırmızı Qəsəbə is a village and municipality in Quba District of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 3,598 and is believed to be the world’s only all-Jewish town outside Israel and the United States.
The village is located across the Qudiyalçay River from the larger town of Quba. It is the primary settlement of Azerbaijan’s population of highland, or mountain Jews who make up the population of approximately 4,000. The most widely spoken language in Qırmızı Qəsəbə is Juhuri. Qırmızı Qəsəbə is considered to be the world’s last surviving shtetl.
The settlement is sometimes referred to as the Red Town or the Red Village, possibly because of the red tiling used on many of the roofs.[8] Other sources attribute the name to the protected status the town received during the Soviet period, when it was shielded from persecution during World War II.
Epic Azerbaija Culture & Adventure Route © Monika Newbound
Own or work here?