A week in Azerbaijan
Seven days across Azerbaijan: Baku, Shamakhi, Shusha and Naxçıvan. Each day is a walk through the best-known places in one city, and the cities follow in the order that keeps the travel between them short.
Day 1: Baku
- Baku TV TowerTower · On the map
- National Art Museum of AzerbaijanMuseum · 1.5 km on from Baku TV Tower · On the map
- Palace of the ShirvanshahsPalace · 0.4 km on from National Art Museum of Azerbaijan · On the map
- Maiden TowerTower · 0.3 km on from Palace of the Shirvanshahs · On the map
- National Museum of History of AzerbaijanMuseum · 0.4 km on from Maiden Tower · On the map
- Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet TheaterTheatre or opera house · 0.7 km on from National Museum of History of Azerbaijan · On the map
6 stops, 5.7 km on foot along the streets: about 1 h 10 min of walking.
Day 2: Baku
- Flame TowersSkyscraper · On the map
- Martyrs' LaneMonument · 0.2 km on from Flame Towers · On the map
- Azerbaijan Carpet MuseumMuseum · 0.7 km on from Martyrs' Lane · On the map
- Juma Mosque in BakuMosque · 0.6 km on from Azerbaijan Carpet Museum · On the map
- Muhammad MosqueMosque · 0.1 km on from Juma Mosque in Baku · On the map
- Taza Pir MosqueMosque · 0.9 km on from Muhammad Mosque · On the map
6 stops, 3.6 km on foot along the streets: about 46 min of walking.
Day 3: Shamakhi
One day in Shamakhi, Azerbaijan
- Friday Mosque of ShamakhiMosque · On the map
- House-Museum of Mirza Alakbar SabirMuseum · 0.3 km on from Friday Mosque of Shamakhi · On the map
- Imamzadeh MausoleumMonument · 0.4 km on from House-Museum of Mirza Alakbar Sabir · On the map
- Shirvan DomesMonument · 0.9 km on from Imamzadeh Mausoleum · On the map
- Yeddi Gunbaz mausoleumMonument · Next to Shirvan Domes · On the map
5 stops, 2.2 km on foot along the streets: about 30 min of walking.
Day 4: Shusha
- 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 5: Shusha
- 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 6: Naxçıvan
One day in Naxçıvan, Azerbaijan
- Mausoleum of Huseyn JavidMonument · On the map
- Palace of Nakhchivan KhansPalace · 0.4 km on from Mausoleum of Huseyn Javid · On the map
- Momine Khatun MausoleumMonument · 0.9 km on from Palace of Nakhchivan Khans · On the map
- Yusif ibn Kuseyir MausoleumMonument · 0.7 km on from Momine Khatun Mausoleum · On the map
- Noah’s MausoleumMonument · 0.7 km on from Yusif ibn Kuseyir Mausoleum · On the map
- Yezidabad castleArchaeological site · 0.2 km on from Noah’s Mausoleum · On the map
6 stops, 4.8 km on foot along the streets: about 1 h 1 min of walking.
Day 7: Naxçıvan
One day in Naxçıvan, Azerbaijan
- Uzun obaArchaeological site · On the map
- KültəpəArchaeological site · 1 km on from Uzun oba · On the map
- II KultepeArchaeological site · Next to Kültəpə · On the map
3 stops, 14 km on foot along the streets: about 2 h 47 min of walking.
More for Azerbaijan
- Things to do in Azerbaijan · 40 places to see, led by Gobustan State Historical and Cultural Reserve and Palace of the Shirvanshahs
Photo credits
- Baku TV Tower: Interfase, CC BY-SA 4.0
- National Art Museum of Azerbaijan: Urek Meniashvili, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Palace of the Shirvanshahs: Bruno Girin, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Maiden Tower: Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- National Museum of History of Azerbaijan: Urek Meniashvili, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater: Sefer azeri, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Flame Towers: Francisco Anzola, CC BY 3.0
- Martyrs' Lane: Urek Meniashvili, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Azerbaijan Carpet Museum: Presidential Press and Information Office, CC BY 4.0
- Juma Mosque in Baku: Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Muhammad Mosque: Urek Meniashvili, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Taza Pir Mosque: Sefer azeri, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Friday Mosque of Shamakhi: Shahin Shahbaz, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Yeddi Gunbaz mausoleum: Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 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
- Mausoleum of Huseyn Javid: Самый древний, Public domain
- Palace of Nakhchivan Khans: Toghrul Rahimli, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Momine Khatun Mausoleum: Fuad2006, CC BY 2.5
- Yusif ibn Kuseyir Mausoleum: Grandmaster, Public domain
- Noah’s Mausoleum: Самый древний, Public domain
- Yezidabad castle: Самый древний, Public domain
- Uzun oba: Elmar Baxşəliyev, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kültəpə: User:Sefer azeri from az.wikipedia.org, Public domain
- II Kultepe: Sefer ibrahim, Public domain
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.