[3] Salyan was a large, populated area and attracted the attention of the invaders in the XIII century.

Trade relations of Shirvanshahs with Mugan, Tabriz and Iran were passing through Salyan.

For a long time in the XVII-XVII century  trade routes with Iran, the North Caucasus, Turkestan and Russia passed through Salyan.

In 1795 Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar attacked Shamakhi and completely ruined Salyan because of the confrontation he showed.

In February 1868, the Javad district was established within the Baku province, including Salyan as an administrative unit.

In the year 1894, the meteorological station was opened in Salyan for the first time in the whole of Southern Russia and the Caucasus.

Historian Memandr, referring to the events of 558, highlights the fact of the war of the Sal tribes in the meadows of Southern Russia with the Turkic tribal association called Avar.

This is indicated by the historian of the XIV century, Hamdullah Gazvi, confirming his words by the fact of the existence of the city of "Abar" on the bank of the river Kura.

One of the main rivers of the country, Kura flows through the territory of the Salyan region.

The vegetation cover is composed of desert and semi-deserted, mountainous and hilly areas and is rich in mud volcanoes.

[8] In 2018, more than 25.1 percent of the population (about 34,500 persons) consists of young people and teenagers aged 14–29.

The main goal of the National Park was to preserve the gazelles entered in the "Red Book" of the Republic of Azerbaijan, conduct ecological monitoring, educate the population from an ecological point of view, create all conditions for the development of tourism and recreation.