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The Middle Ages
You can find yourself in both the Bronze Age and a medieval town in an amazing open-air museum in Azerbaijan. This is the ancient settlement of Gala, now the Gala State Historical and Ethnographic Reserve. The area of the complex, located about 40km from Baku, exceeds 81 hectares – enough to accommodate over 100 football fields! Here you’ll...
Momine Khatin Mausoleum
This region is also famous for unique architectural monuments. Nakhchivan city is home to some of the best: the 12th-century Mausoleum of Momine Khatin is an extraordinary example of the so-called ‘Nakhchivan school’ – a medieval form of architecture characterised by its red bricks, turquoise tiles and geometric patterns....
History and culture in Lankaran
Housed in the former residence of the last direct descendant of the Talysh khans, Mir Ahmad, the regional history museum collection documents his eventful life through sepia photos and former belongings, as well as exhibiting plenty of local art alongside items and implements dating back as far as the Bronze Age. Built in 1913 in a style mixing modern and...
Ancient Shamkir
Shamkir has a rich history long predating the German period. To explore it, step inside the local History and Ethnography Museum located at the back of the Lutheran church that charts the city’s development, beginning with the Persian Achaemenid Empire (550BC). Better still, head 10 kilometres east of the city to investigate the settlements of...
Goygol & its German heritage
Ten kilometres south of Ganja, the story of Azerbaijan’s German colonists began in 1819 with the founding of a village called Helenendorf (now Goygol). Besides becoming a hub of German culture in the Caucasus, Helenendorf was also famous for its burgeoning wine industry that sold wine and spirits throughout the Russian Empire. The Germans may have...
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