A mountain village in the
Caucasus Mountains of Russia, Georgia,
Armenia, and
Azerbaijan but usually applied to the first two locations.
An aul in
Daghestan is a very
eerie place. The houses are usually constructed so that their backs form a sort of
step to the next row of houses and continue in this way until one reaches the top of the hill or cliff. The roofs form pathways to the neighbors' houses too. The overall effect is that of a sort of pyramidlike shape. The ancient stone towers, old masjids, bazaars, and the strange languages add to the eerieness.
