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Another Niva that suddenly appeared- ideal for those rough roads of Lahic! The Niva is a 4x4 version of the legendary Russian Lada. I couldn't help notice in Azerbaijan that some Niva cars bore the badge Lada 4x4. I had been starved of Niva in Georgia last year, having managed just one distant shot of one. Happily here in Azerbaijan it was a Niva bonanza- I saw scores of them all around! I have put in notes about the Niva is my previous captions earlier in t his album so I will save you the commentary here. (Lahic/ Lahij, Azerbaijan, Sept. 2017)

While I had unsuccessfully chasing Lada Niva 4x4 cars last September in Georgia (the ones I had spotted were too far away or were not convenient to photograph), here in Azerbaijan it was just the opposite! I had photographed a white Niva the previous day (see previous pictures earlier in this album) and here in Lahic this one seemed to appear out of nowhere. It was nice to photograph a dark coloured car in a shadow patch with it's lamps lit- I only wish the other parking light had been working too though. ((Lahic/ Lahij, Azerbaijan, Sept. 2017)

So here it is, the Lada Niva 4WD car of the corn and pickled vegetable vendors. They had parked the car with all doors open, not the best of things to do in that dusty environment. I was rather disappointed last year in Georgia when I could only take a long shot of a Niva in that country- here in Azerbaijan it was Lada bonanza- I saw several ore that day! The LADA 4x4, formerly called the Lada Niva is an off-road vehicle designed and produced by the Russian (former Soviet) manufacturer AvtoVAZ specifically for the rural market. It was also marketed as the Lada Sport in Iceland, Lada Taiga in Austria, Bognor Diva in Uruguay, the Lada Cossack in the United Kingdom, and is offered since 2009 on most markets as the LADA 4x4. The Lada Niva was the first mass production off-road vehicle to feature monocoque body architecture and independent front suspension with coil springs, and is a predecessor to current crossover SUVs, most of which follow this format. The Lada Niva is said to have inspired the Suzuki Vitara. (Shemakha (Shamakhi), Azerbaijan, Sept. 2017)