US diplomat spotlights Azerbaijan’s interfaith harmony

During her visit to Red Village, Guba, Acting US Chargé d’Affaires Amy Carlon highlighted Azerbaijan’s commitment to interfaith harmony, according to the US Embassy in Baku.

“On her first visit to northern Azerbaijan, Chargé d’Affaires Carlon travelled to Qırmızı Qəsəbə (Red Village), where she met members of Azerbaijan’s local Jewish community and toured the historic Six Dome Synagogue (Altı günbəz sinaqoqu) and the Museum of Mountain Jews.  The United States recognises Azerbaijan’s respect for its Jewish community and commitment to religious diversity,” the embassy said.

On her first visit to northern Azerbaijan, Chargé d’Affaires Carlon traveled to Qırmızı Qəsəbə (Red Village), where she met members of Azerbaijan’s local Jewish community, and toured the historic Six Dome Synagogue (Altı günbəz sinaqoqu) and the Museum of Mountain Jews. The… pic.twitter.com/rIRw4sgIEe

— U.S. Embassy Baku (@USEmbassyBaku) January 29, 2026

Red Village is a historic Mountain Jewish settlement across the Gudyalchay River from the city of Guba, believed to be the only village outside Israel and the United States historically inhabited almost entirely by Jews, preserving unique traditions and the Judeo‑Tat language.

The Mountain Jews of this region are an ancient Jewish community whose ancestors migrated to the Caucasus centuries ago; under the protection of the 18th‑century Quba Khanate, they formed a close‑knit society that maintained its own culture, language, and religious life through Ottoman, Persian, and Russian rule.

Synagogues in the village—like the notable Six Dome Synagogue built in 1888—alongside ongoing cultural practices and heritage initiatives serve as living symbols of the resilience and continuity of Jewish life in this part of the Caucasus.

By Jeyhun Aghazada