Territory of Guba district stretches from the northeastern mountainsides of Great Caucasus range to Samur-Devechi lowland. There are a lot of picturesque nooks of nature in the region: Balbulag, Gizbanovsha, Gachresh, Tangaalti Gorge at the depth of 400- 600 meters, grand waterfall near the village of Afurja at the height of 75-80 meters. There is unique waterfall Pirbanovsha in the district, where the water created graceful natural sculptures. One of creations of the nature warn by the water in the rock is a "Minaret". There are two artificial lakes. The district of rich flora and fauna has good conditions for hunting and fishing.
Being one of the agricultural centers of the country, the district is famous for its apple gardens. In spring, all the neighborhood is full with the aroma when the apple-trees are blossoming. Sometimes, Guba is called "apple garden".

Ganja is the second city of Azerbaijan by scale - memorial of the ancient culture, industrial center of the western Azerbaijan. The city is allocated at Ganja-Gazakh terrain, on both Ganjachay riverbanks. This city, having been plaid enormous part in the history of Azerbaijan, was allocated on crossing of caravan ways, where travelers stayed, and alien scientists enjoyed with their conversations. Having leafs over pages of abundant story, in each line we meet traces of Ancient City, we hear his voice and feel its breath.
There do exist different points of view on the history of ganja to be formed. One of them refers the foundation of the city to the period of B.C., others - to the beginning of medieval centuries. One of witnesses of the age of Ganja we may consider Mausoleum of Jomard Gasab lived in period of Ali ibn Abu Talib caliph (656-661) governing and being differed by his fair and honesty. In times when population of the city confessed idolatry, he secretly had accepted Mohammed trust.

History of Baku traces its roots back to the antiquity, though exact date of its establishment is not known up to present. Territory of Absheron peninsula, where the city is located, has very favorable geographic location, comfortable bay, warm dry climate, fruitful soil, natural resource, so the appearance of the ancient settlements here is quite understandable.
Baku, its, oil, 'burning land' were known far from its boundaries long time ago. "Eternal fires" in its outskirts are always reminded in the written sources of the middle ages related to Baku. Byzantine Pisk Paniysky, who was describing the cities of Caucasian Albania, was one of the first ones who informed about them at the beginning of V century. he noted about the place, where "the flame was rising from the underwater rock". Baku had been noted in the essays of Arabic geographers and historians as small but developed feudal city since IX century. Undoubtedly, Baku is a source of white and dark-gray oil. Caravans from the whole Near East, Slovenian, Byzantine, Chinese, Venetian, Indian merchants were coming here for the oil.