A week in Shusha, Azerbaijan

Seven days in Shusha, each a walk through best-known places that lie close together, the best known first: day one starts at Kanach Zham. 39 stops in all.

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Day 1

Kanach ZhamTemple or shrine · On the map
Ghazanchetsots CathedralCathedral · 0.5 km on from Kanach Zham · On the map
Yukhari Govhar Agha MosqueMosque · 0.4 km on from Ghazanchetsots Cathedral · On the map
Mardinli MosqueMosque · 0.2 km on from Yukhari Govhar Agha Mosque · On the map
Ashaghi Govhar Agha MosqueMosque · 0.1 km on from Mardinli Mosque · On the map
Guyulug MosqueMosque · 0.3 km on from Ashaghi Govhar Agha Mosque · On the map

6 stops, 3.3 km on foot along the streets: about 43 min of walking.

Day 2

House-Museum of Uzeyir HajibeyovMuseum · On the map
Vagif MausoleumMonument · 0.9 km on from House-Museum of Uzeyir Hajibeyov · On the map
Shusha Museum of HistoryMuseum · 0.7 km on from Vagif Mausoleum · On the map
Mamay MosqueMosque · 0.3 km on from Shusha Museum of History · On the map
Saatli MosqueMosque · 0.1 km on from Mamay Mosque · On the map
Chol Gala MosqueMosque · 0.3 km on from Saatli Mosque · On the map

6 stops, 2.9 km on foot along the streets: about 39 min of walking.

Day 3

Haji Yusifli MosqueMosque · On the map
House-Museum of BulbulMuseum · 0.3 km on from Haji Yusifli Mosque · On the map
Chukhur Mahalla MosqueMosque · 0.1 km on from House-Museum of Bulbul · On the map
Seyidli MosqueMosque · 0.4 km on from Chukhur Mahalla Mosque · On the map
House of MehmandarovsMuseum · 0.3 km on from Seyidli Mosque · On the map
Taza Mahalla MosqueMosque · Next to House of Mehmandarovs · On the map

6 stops, 2.4 km on foot along the streets: about 35 min of walking.

Day 4

Holy Mother of God CathedralCathedral · On the map
Victory SquareSquare · 0.6 km on from Holy Mother of God Cathedral · On the map
Artsakh State MuseumMuseum · 0.3 km on from Victory Square · On the map
Stepanakert MemorialPark · 0.9 km on from Artsakh State Museum · On the map

4 stops, 2.9 km on foot along the streets: about 35 min of walking.

Day 5

Statue of Uzeyir HajibeyovMonument · On the map
Hajigulular PalacePalace · 0.7 km on from Statue of Uzeyir Hajibeyov · On the map
Shusha Carpet MuseumMuseum · 0.8 km on from Hajigulular Palace · On the map
Khoja Marjanli MosqueMosque · 0.4 km on from Shusha Carpet Museum · On the map
Shusha Carpet MuseumMuseum · 0.3 km on from Khoja Marjanli Mosque · On the map
Shusha Flag SquareSquare · 0.4 km on from Shusha Carpet Museum · On the map

6 stops, 4.2 km on foot along the streets: about 1 h 3 min of walking.

Day 6

Divankhan SquareSquare · On the map
Kocharli MosqueMosque · 0.5 km on from Divankhan Square · On the map
House of SadigjanMuseum · 0.5 km on from Kocharli Mosque · On the map
Julfalar MosqueMosque · 0.5 km on from House of Sadigjan · On the map
Palace of Garaboyuk khanumTower · 0.2 km on from Julfalar Mosque · On the map
Ibrahim Khalil Khan palacePalace · 0.3 km on from Palace of Garaboyuk khanum · On the map

6 stops, 3.4 km on foot along the streets: about 42 min of walking.

Day 7

Shusha Fine Art MuseumMuseum · On the map
Arthur Mkrtchian museum of Hadrut's natureMuseum · Next to Shusha Fine Art Museum · On the map
Дом-музей Мир Мохсун НаввабаMuseum · 0.3 km on from Arthur Mkrtchian museum of Hadrut's nature · On the map
Gregory Gabrielyants Geological MuseumMuseum · 0.6 km on from Дом-музей Мир Мохсун Навваба · On the map
Gravestone of Mir Mohsun NavvabMonument · 0.6 km on from Gregory Gabrielyants Geological Museum · On the map

5 stops, 1.9 km on foot along the streets: about 27 min of walking.

More for Shusha

Things to do in Shusha, Azerbaijan · 40 places to see, led by Ghazanchetsots Cathedral and Yukhari Govhar Agha Mosque
One day in Shusha, Azerbaijan · 6 stops in a day, starting at Kanach Zham

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Photo credits

Kanach Zham: Solavirum, CC BY-SA 3.0
Ghazanchetsots Cathedral: Golden, CC BY 4.0
Yukhari Govhar Agha Mosque: Sefer azeri, CC0
Mardinli Mosque: Shusha Azerbaijan, Wikimapia.org, CC BY-SA 3.0
Ashaghi Govhar Agha Mosque: Press Service of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, CC BY 4.0
House-Museum of Uzeyir Hajibeyov: Press Service of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, CC BY 4.0
Vagif Mausoleum: Presidential Press and Information Office, CC BY 4.0
Shusha Museum of History: Sefer azeri, CC0
Mamay Mosque: Sefer azeri, CC0
Saatli Mosque: Sefer azeri, CC0
Chol Gala Mosque: Press Service of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, CC BY 4.0
House-Museum of Bulbul: Presidential Press and Information Office, CC BY 4.0
Chukhur Mahalla Mosque: Rəcəb Həsənbəyov, CC BY-SA 4.0
Seyidli Mosque: Aykhan Zayedzadeh, CC BY 4.0
House of Mehmandarovs: Press Service of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, CC BY 4.0
Taza Mahalla Mosque: Press Service of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, CC BY 4.0
Holy Mother of God Cathedral: Nathan868, CC BY-SA 4.0
Victory Square: Press Service of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, CC BY 4.0
Artsakh State Museum: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0
Stepanakert Memorial: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0
Statue of Uzeyir Hajibeyov: Presidential Press and Information Office, CC BY 4.0
Hajigulular Palace: Golden, CC BY 4.0
Shusha Carpet Museum: Official web-site of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, CC BY 4.0
Khoja Marjanli Mosque: Shusha Azerbaijan, Wikimapia.org, CC BY-SA 3.0
Shusha Carpet Museum: Գայանե Ծատրյան, CC BY-SA 4.0
Shusha Flag Square: Press Service of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, CC BY 4.0
Divankhan Square: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Kocharli Mosque: unknown, Public domain
House of Sadigjan: Press Service of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, CC BY 4.0
Julfalar Mosque: Sefer azeri, CC BY-SA 4.0
Ibrahim Khalil Khan palace: Unknown author Unknown author, CC BY-SA 4.0
Shusha Fine Art Museum: Marcin Konsek, CC BY-SA 4.0
Arthur Mkrtchian museum of Hadrut's nature: Ліонкінг, CC BY-SA 3.0
Дом-музей Мир Мохсун Навваба: Rəcəb Həsənbəyov, CC BY-SA 4.0
Gregory Gabrielyants Geological Museum: Harutiunyan Ashot, CC BY-SA 4.0
Gravestone of Mir Mohsun Navvab: Press Service of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, CC BY 4.0

Pictures from Wikimedia Commons, through each place’s Wikidata entry.

Good to know

Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.

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