Vileshchay Reservoir Travel Guide

Vileshchay Reservoir is a reservoir in Qəriblər, Azerbaijan. The nearest service base is Masally, roughly 8 km away.

Vileshchay Reservoir at a Glance

• What it is: reservoir (Attractions)
• Where it is: Qəriblər AZ 4442, Azerbaijan — coordinates 39.0022, 48.5865
• Why it is listed: a source-verified entry in the CollabsTravel master database, matched against official gazetteer and geographic records before publication
• Time needed: two to three hours
• Best season: May to September

Quick Facts

Place type	Reservoir
Primary category	Attractions
Also good for	Waterfront
County / region	Qəriblər
Region / state	Azerbaijan
Country	Azerbaijan
Postal address	Qəriblər AZ 4442, Azerbaijan
Nearest city	Masally
Coordinates	39.0022, 48.5865
Nearest base town	Masally (8 km)

Why Vileshchay Reservoir Is Worth Visiting

Vileshchay Reservoir earns its place in this guide for a simple reason: it is a verified attractions in Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan,. Its position 8 km from Masally also makes it an easy add-on rather than a detour that costs half a day. Visitors book it for waterfront as much as for attractions. And unlike listicle recommendations, everything on this page - coordinates, category, sources - was checked against official records before publication.

About Vileshchay Reservoir

In plain terms, Vileshchay Reservoir is a reservoir in the Qəriblər area of Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan that travellers book around attractions trips. Beyond its main draw, the record tags it for waterfront too, so it rewards more than one kind of visit. Functionally it belongs to Masally - the town most maps and locals will reference when describing how to reach it. Everything stated on this page comes from that verified record; where background history is quoted, the source is named at the end of the section.

The Story of Vileshchay Reservoir: History & Background

Vileshchay Reservoir is a reservoir created by the water of the Vilesh river, also called the Vileshchay river. The reservoir is located in the Masally Rayon of Azerbaijan.

The reservoir's volume is 46 million m3 and is a major attraction for tourists and therefore becoming a place of many hotels and resorts. The height of the dam is 37 meters and the overall horizontal length is 3.2 km. The government of the region will be increasing the height of the dam by 15 meters with a new construction, which is going to increase the volume to 130 million m3.

In 2012, President Ilham Aliyev laid the foundations of a new water supply system in Masally, using the existing Vileshchay reservoir but also building a new reservoir.

According to a 2011 environmental assessment prepared by a Texas company (Aim Texas Trading), in cooperation with The World Bank, "Vileshchay Reservoir Water, is highly contaminated by the Enterococs and other microbial indicators because of the intensive breeding the stock and grazing activities in the upstreams of the river."

Lead passage from the Wikipedia article "Vileshchay reservoir", reused under CC BY-SA 4.0 with a coordinate-verified name match; the source article carries the full referenced history.

The Beauty of Vileshchay Reservoir

What people mean when they call Vileshchay Reservoir beautiful is usually the built and curated detail on site - exhibits, gardens and views arranged specifically to be enjoyed. The light does most of the work: mid-latitude light gives the place two looks: clean blue summer noon and a low amber angle in spring and autumn. The seasons restyle everything around it - each season repaints it - plan the visit around the colour you want in your photos. And the beauty compounds with context: with 5 other verified places nearby, the Qəriblər area reads as one continuous landscape rather than a single viewpoint, which is worth more than any filter on the photos you take here.

Getting There

Vileshchay Reservoir sits at 39.0022, 48.5865 in Qəriblər, Azerbaijan. Most visitors reach it by car, regional rail or local transit; pin the coordinates above rather than only the name - Vileshchay Reservoir names repeat across regions, and rural entries often lack street addresses.

Base yourself in Masally and make this a half-day trip; services, fuel and lodging are easiest there. The run from Masally is about 8 km (5 mi) each way, so allow Masally as your anchor for the day.

Best Time to Visit

Late spring to early autumn (May to September) brings the warmest and most reliable conditions across Azerbaijan. Shoulder months just before and after that window trade a little weather for noticeably lower prices and thinner crowds.

Vileshchay Reservoir Season by Season

• Summer (Jun-Aug) - peak season: the warmest, longest days and everything open, which also makes it the priciest and busiest window
• Autumn (Sep-Nov) - shoulder season: crowds drain away, the light turns photographic, and lodging rates typically fall
• Winter (Dec-Feb) - off-season: cheapest beds and empty viewpoints, but check for closures, snow or rain before committing
• Spring (Mar-May) - rebuild season: wildflowers, newborn wildlife and reopened facilities - the best balance if the weather holds

Things to Do

Planning what to actually do at Vileshchay Reservoir comes down to the setting it sits in:

• Arrive with the exact coordinates (39.0022, 48.5865) pinned in your maps app — rural place names repeat across states
• Give the site one unhurried hour before adding anything else to the day
• Pair it with the nearest named attraction on this page to make a full loop
• Chain the stop with what is nearby — see the list below before fixing your day route

None of this needs a rigid schedule - the honest pattern at Vileshchay Reservoir is one anchor at the nearest anchor town, one longer stop, and the rest of the time left for whatever looks better from the car window. That flexibility is what separates a good half-day from a rushed one.

A Perfect Day in Vileshchay Reservoir

Morning (start early). Have breakfast at Masally and roll out before mid-morning - the light is softer, parking is open, and Vileshchay Reservoir is at its quietest before the day-trippers arrive. Give the main stop its full due first rather than saving it for later.

Midday. From Vileshchay Reservoir, Sarp Dağı is only 45 km away - pair the two rather than driving home for lunch; a picnic beats a reservation near most of these spots.

Afternoon. Keep going to Yağıqincə Dağı (45 km) if the group still has legs; it is the standard second half of this loop.

Golden hour. End at the main viewpoint, waterfront or main street as the light drops; this is the hour Vileshchay Reservoir is genuinely famous for locally, and it costs nothing.

Evening. Sleep at Masally unless the road out is long - leaving at dusk is the one mistake that can flatten an otherwise perfect day.

Know Before You Go to Vileshchay Reservoir

• Save the pin (39.0022, 48.5865) offline - reception in Qəriblər is exactly as good as it needs to be and no better
• Check the official source listed at the bottom of this page for current hours, fees and closures before driving out
• Visit on weekdays: at most verified spots weekends triple the local traffic
• Bring the basics - water, layers, power bank - because facilities at this kind of place are self-service

Nearby Places Worth Combining

Vileshchay Reservoir does not sit in isolation - these verified places are all within a short hop and combine into a full loop:

• Sarp Dağı — hiking, about 45 km (28 mi) away
• Yağıqincə Dağı — hiking, about 45 km (28 mi) away
• Aras River — waterfront, about 113 km (71 mi) away
• Beyuk Dagh — hiking, about 130 km (81 mi) away
• Umbali — hiking, about 132 km (82 mi) away

Planning More of Your Trip

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