Ancient Gates of Ganja, Ganja

Name: Ancient Gates of Ganja
Address: Ganja, Azerbaijan

#15 among attractions in Ganja

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The Ancient Gates of Ganja were a masterpiece of craftsmanship of the 10th to 11th centuries. ()

Local name: Gəncə qapıları Completed: 1063 (961 years ago)Coordinates: 40°42'56"N, 46°25'42"E

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Ancient Gates of Ganja – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Heydar Aliyev Park, Tomb of Javad Khan, Şah Abbas Məscidi, Lutheran Church.

5.7 miW
Park
Heydar Aliyev Park, Ganja
145 min walk • The Heydar Aliyev Park Complex is the largest urban park in Ganja, Azerbaijan located on an area of 450 hectares.
4.5 miSW
Mausoleum
Tomb of Javad Khan, Ganja
116 min walk • Javad Khan's tomb is in Ganja, Shah Abbas Square, near the Shah Abbas Mosque.
4.5 miSW
Mosque
Şah Abbas Məscidi, Ganja
115 min walk • Juma Mosque of Ganja or Friday Mosque of Ganja is a mosque located in the centre of Ganja, Azerbaijan. The mosque was built in 1606, according to a project of Sheykh Baheddin Mohammad Amili. The mosque is also often called “Shah Abbas Mosque” because it was built on the instructions of Shah Abbas the Great during his reign.
4.7 miSW
Church
Lutheran Church, Ganja
121 min walk • The Lutheran Church is a church built in Ganja in 1885. It is currently used as a puppet theater.
2.2 miS
Historical place, Memorial
Nizami Mausoleum, Ganja
57 min walk • The Nizami Mausoleum, built in honor of the 12th-century Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi, stands just outside the city of Ganja, Azerbaijan. The mausoleum was originally built in 1947 in place of an old collapsed mausoleum, and rebuilt in its present form in 1991.
4.7 miSW
Palace
Ganja Fortress, Ganja
120 min walk • Fortress of Ganja, is a fortress in Ganja, Azerbaijan. The remains of walls of the fortress can be seen in the territory of the oldest park of the city, Khan's Garden and in the entrance to the city, along the Ganja River.
4.5 miSW
Church
Alexander Nevsky Church, Ganja
116 min walk • The Alexander Nevsky Church is a Russian Orthodox church in Ganja, built in 1887. Services at the church are carried out on Saturdays and Sundays, and also during the Twelve Great Feasts and Holidays. Andrey Bezotosny is currently the priest of the church.
4.7 miSW
Memorial
Monument to Nizami Ganjavi in Ganja, Ganja
120 min walk • The monument to Nizami Ganjavi is a monument to the outstanding Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi, located in the hometown of the poet, Ganja, Azerbaijan. The monument was erected in 1946.
4.7 miSW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Ganja State Puppet Theatre, Ganja
120 min walk • Ganja State Puppet Theatre is located on Ahmad Jamil Street 105 in Ganja, Azerbaijan. It was built in 1885 as a Lutheran church and lately was converted into Ganja State Puppet Theatre.
4.3 miSW
40°40'49"N • 46°21'36"E
Heydər Əliyev Heykəli, Ganja
111 min walk • Museum
~1040 ftW
Mausoleum
Imamzadeh, Ganja
6 min walk • Imamzadeh Mausoleum or Goy Imam Mosque is located 7 km northward to Ganja. It consists of a complex including walls with entrances, small mosques and funerary monuments. The mausoleum, located inside the mosque, bears the grave of one of the sons of Imam Muhammad al-Baqir, the fifth Imam of Shi'a Muslims.

Ancient Gates of Ganja, Ganja

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Ancient Gates of Ganja – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)