Soil-ecological characteristics of the lands of the Araza band of Azerbaijan

The article examines the geographical location, relief features, geological structure and parent rocks, and climatic conditions of the Araz strip within Azerbaijan. A detailed soil-ecological characteristic of the lands within the Fizuli and Beylagan districts is given. An analysis of the soil-ecological condition of the lands in the Araz strip has shown that the most fertile of the common soil types are mountain-forest brown soils, with a forest litter thickness of 3-5 cm, a root system extending to a depth of 50-60 cm, a dark-brown humus layer, a thickness of 35-45 cm, and a content of 4.5-7.5%, which is assessed as the average and normal humus content.