{"id":434,"date":"2020-08-27T10:09:02","date_gmt":"2020-08-27T10:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/staging\/?destination=masazir-lake"},"modified":"2024-06-06T01:38:20","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T17:38:20","slug":"masazir-lake","status":"publish","type":"destination","link":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/destination\/masazir-lake\/","title":{"rendered":"Masazir Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/api.mapbox.com\/styles\/v1\/visitsilkroad\/clvl3cel701dq01phev10aq9m\/static\/pin-s+ff0000(49.7707583,40.5080997)\/49.7707583,40.5080997,12.5,0\/725x300?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoidmlzaXRzaWxrcm9hZCIsImEiOiJjbHV2YWEzbDMwMWRvMmpvYXd1NzRkNDcwIn0.iA4-BEz1MfIrSQRk3uxVkw\">\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Getting There<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Masazir Lake is located within 30-min ride from Baku in the settlement of the same name and can be easily accessed by public transportation or car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What to Expect<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Masazir is a salty lake which, under specific lighting, gets a pink shade due to algae that can be found in its waters. There is a salt making plant that operates on the premises and extracts salt from the lake for further refining.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-gallery-type-fluidcarousel.kb-gallery-id-_a90ade-b4 .kt-blocks-carousel .kt-blocks-carousel-init .kb-slide-item{padding:4px 5px;}.kb-gallery-type-fluidcarousel.kb-gallery-id-_a90ade-b4 .kt-blocks-carousel .kt-blocks-carousel-init.kb-carousel-mode-align-left .kb-slide-item{padding:4px 10px 4px 0;}.kb-gallery-id-_a90ade-b4.kb-gallery-ul.kb-gallery-type-fluidcarousel .kt-blocks-carousel figure .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-_a90ade-b4.kb-gallery-ul.kb-gallery-type-fluidcarousel .kt-blocks-carousel figure .kb-gal-image-radius img{height:300px;}.kb-gallery-id-_a90ade-b4 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery kb-gallery-wrap-id-_a90ade-b4\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-type-fluidcarousel kb-gallery-id-_a90ade-b4 kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-carousel kt-carousel-container-dotstyle-dark\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-carousel-init kb-blocks-fluid-carousel kt-carousel-arrowstyle-whiteondark kt-carousel-dotstyle-dark\" data-slider-anim-speed=\"400\" data-slider-type=\"fluidcarousel\" data-slider-scroll=\"1\" data-slider-arrows=\"true\" data-slider-dots=\"true\" data-slider-hover-pause=\"false\" data-slider-auto=\"false\" data-slider-speed=\"7000\"><div class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-hide-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Masazir-Lake-Azerbaijan2.jpg\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Masazir-Lake-Azerbaijan2.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Masazir-Lake-Azerbaijan2.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Masazir-Lake-Azerbaijan2.jpg\" data-id=\"15532\" data-link=\"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/masazir-lake-azerbaijan2\/\" class=\"wp-image-15532 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Masazir-Lake-Azerbaijan2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Masazir-Lake-Azerbaijan2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-hide-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Masazir-Lake-Azerbaijan1.jpg\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Masazir-Lake-Azerbaijan1.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"418\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Masazir-Lake-Azerbaijan1.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Masazir-Lake-Azerbaijan1.jpg\" data-id=\"15533\" data-link=\"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/masazir-lake-azerbaijan1\/\" class=\"wp-image-15533 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Masazir-Lake-Azerbaijan1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Masazir-Lake-Azerbaijan1-300x196.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">History<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Salt extraction on this lake started in 1813 and a modern salt plant was built here in 2010. Nearby, Masazir Salt Refinery operates, refining the salt extracted from the lake and further proceeding with the production of salt packs for sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Facilities<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Viewpoint<\/li><li>Taxis<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><gwmw style=\"display:none;\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Often referred to as the \u201cPink lake\u201d, Masazir salty lake is located a 30-min drive away from Baku city center. Its water contains a specific type of algae that makes the surface look pink in specific lighting. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":11560,"parent":0,"template":"","destination_type":[17],"location":[19,120],"site_type":[166],"featured":[],"class_list":["post-434","destination","type-destination","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","destination_type-site","location-azerbaijan","location-baku-and-absheron","site_type-nature-eco-tourism"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destination\/434"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destination"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/destination"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destination\/434\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18925,"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destination\/434\/revisions\/18925"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"destination_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destination_type?post=434"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=434"},{"taxonomy":"site_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/site_type?post=434"},{"taxonomy":"featured","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/featured?post=434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}