Places to visit in Ganja, Azerbaijan
4 places to visit in Ganja, Azerbaijan, each with LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own: Ganja Fortress, Juma Mosque of Ganja, Lake Goygol and more. Stand at any of them with the app open and the stamp is yours, confirmed on site, in your Ganja volume.
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Hidden gems in Ganja (4)
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Ganja Fortress
The remaining walls of the old fortress of Ganja, seen inside the city's oldest park, Khan's Garden, and at the entrance to the city along the Ganja River. Ganja was once one of the main towns of the South Caucasus, and these ramparts are what is left of its defences.
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Juma Mosque of Ganja
A Shia mosque in the centre of Ganja, built in 1606 to a design by Sheikh Baheddin Mohammad Amili. It is also called the Shah Abbas Mosque after the Safavid ruler who ordered it, and its courtyard is surrounded by an arcade and a tall minaret.
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Lake Goygol
A clear mountain lake formed by a landslide in the 1139 earthquake, lying at about 1,500 metres in the Lesser Caucasus. It sits inside Goygol National Park, surrounded by pine and beech forest, and is a short drive from Ganja.
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Nizami Mausoleum
A memorial to the 12th century poet Nizami Ganjavi, standing just outside Ganja. The mausoleum was first built in 1947 in place of an older collapsed tomb, and rebuilt in its present form in 1991, with tall stone monuments in a park around it.
Collecting in Ganja
What are the best places to visit in Ganja?
LOQAH lists 4 places in Ganja. The best known include Ganja Fortress, Juma Mosque of Ganja, Lake Goygol and Nizami Mausoleum. Each has a stamp of its own to collect when you are there.
How many LOQAH stamps are there in Ganja?
4, and more are added over time. Each place has LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own.
How do I collect a stamp in Ganja?
Open LOQAH at the place and get its stamp. LOQAH checks where you are once, at that moment; at the place itself the stamp is confirmed on site, with a gold badge.
I have been to places in Ganja before. Can I add them?
Yes. In Earlier trips, choose Ganja and swipe through its stamps, or import your Google Timeline. Each one goes into your volume with the date, if you know it.
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