Lökbatan Mud Volcano

Lökbatan Mud Volcano (Azerbaijani: Lökbatan palçıq vulkanı), also known as Lok-Batan Mud Cone, is a mud volcano located in Absheron Peninsula near the settlement of Lökbatan in Qaradağ raion of Baku, Azerbaijan.

Lökbatan Mud Volcano
Highest point
Elevation	100 m (330 ft)
Coordinates	40°18′16″N 49°42′33″E
Geography
Location	Lökbatan, Absheron Peninsula, Azerbaijan
Geology
Mountain type	Mud volcano
Last eruption	2021 - 2022

History

The mud volcano erupted in 1977 and again on October 10, 2001, when it released flames rising tens of meters into the air.^[1][2][3] Since 1998, the area has been included on UNESCO's World Heritage Site tentative list.^[4]