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.
- Where
- Goygol, Ganja, Azerbaijan
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 40.4097, 46.3267
Get the Lake Goygol stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Lake Goygol. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Ganja volume with your photos and a note.
Near Lake Goygol
Ganja Fortress 30 km
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.
Juma Mosque of Ganja 30 km
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.
Nizami Mausoleum 32 km
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.
Historic Centre of Sheki 112 km
The old quarter of Sheki, a Silk Road town in the foothills of the Greater Caucasus, with tiled roofs, caravanserais and the Khan's Palace. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and still known for silk weaving and the sweet halva called pakhlava.
Sheki Khan's Palace 115 km
The summer residence of the Sheki khans, built in 1797 without nails or glue, using wooden lattice, small coloured glass pieces and tile. Its walls inside are covered in murals of flowers and hunting scenes, and the palace stands in the old fortress of the town.
Bodbe Monastery 137 km
A convent 2 km from Sighnaghi where the relics of St Nino, who brought Christianity to Georgia in the 4th century, are kept. First built in the 9th century and much remodelled in the 17th, it is one of the country's major places of pilgrimage.
Sighnaghi 139 km
One of the smallest towns in Georgia, on a steep hill in the heart of the Kakheti wine country. Pastel houses and cobbled lanes sit inside old defensive walls, and it looks out across the Alazani Valley to the Caucasus in the distance.
David Gareja Monastery 140 km
A monastery cut into the rock of Mount Gareja, on the half desert edge of the Iori Plateau some 60 to 70 km southeast of Tbilisi. Hundreds of cells, churches, chapels and refectories are hollowed out of the cliffs, some still painted with old frescoes.
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Questions
Where is Lake Goygol?
Lake Goygol is in Goygol, Ganja, Azerbaijan. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Ganja Fortress (30 km), Juma Mosque of Ganja (30 km), Nizami Mausoleum (32 km).
How do I get the Lake Goygol stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Lake Goygol and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Ganja volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Lake Goygol before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Ganja volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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