It borders the economic regions of Shaki-Zagatala, Guba-Khachmaz, Absheron-Khizi, Shirvan-Salyan, and Central Aran.

[6] The region houses a small manufacturing industry including carpet weaving, container producers, timber and building materials processors and agricultural machinery repair.

Its agricultural industries include butter and cheese production, canneries, winemaking and fruit enterprises.

Generally, the transport system both intrinsically and interregional is not well-developed in the region of Mountainous Shirvan.

Reconstruction of the highways in the region is intended to achieve progress in the connection of the East and the West parts.

In accordance with the project relating to the organizing transport system, Baku-Gobustan-Shamakhi round way is renewed.

For instance, roads were reconstructed in the Agsu district and a number of new roads were established between routes such as Baku-Shamakhi-Yevlakh, Agsu-Khanbulag-Nydu, Zargova, Padar-Rahimli-Arabsarvan, Chaparli-Cafarli, Sangalan, Dilman-Xatman, Bozavand, Muganli-Ismayilli, Garamaryam-Ismayilli-Shaki, Basgal-Sulut, Sardahar-Tircan, Garaybayli-Gubakhalilli, Nasimi-Gonagkend, Shamakhi-Zarat-Kheybari, Churyurd-Qizmeydan-Piribayli, Rasadkhana-Avakhil, and Shamakhi-Chol-Goylar.

In order to improve transport infrastructure in the region, bridges and protective dams were established.

However, there was an established subway between Padar station and Chol-Koyler village to improve winery and vine-growing in the region.

Educational facilities, as well as cultural institutions, are focused in the Parea operated Pikulinski Observatory area.

The low mountain-forest zone extends in the form of a narrow belt at the altitude of 500–900 meters.