The State Nature Reserve of Mud Volcanoes was established by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan No.

2315 dated August 15, 2007, on the territory of part of the mud volcanoes located on the Baku and Absheron peninsulas.

According to the relevant Decree, the main goal of the creation of the State Nature Reserve is the reduction of anthropogenic effects on mud volcanoes, the prevention of intensive construction works in the area and the construction of residential buildings in the zones where volcanoes are likely to erupt.

After that, the territory of 43 mud volcanoes in an area of 12,322.84 ha was declared a reserve by Decree No.

[1] Employees of the reserve maintain the natural state of the volcanic landscape by regularly conducting scientific stationary observations in 43 mud volcanoes with special protection status, forecasting ecological conditions, preparing the scientific basis of nature protection, studying the dynamics of volcanic processes, and also ensuring their protection from anthropogenic interference.