Noah's Mausoleum
A small mausoleum in the old part of Nakhchivan city, traditionally said to mark the burial place of the prophet Noah. The present structure is modern and stands on an older site, and the city name is linked to the tradition.
- Where
- Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 39.1959, 45.4123
Get the Noah's Mausoleum stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Noah's Mausoleum. 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 Nakhchivan volume with your photos and a note.
Near Noah's Mausoleum
Momine Khatun Mausoleum 1.1 km
A 12th century tomb in Nakhchivan city, built in 1186 by the architect Ajami Nakhchivani for the wife of the ruler Atabek Jahan Pahlavan. Its ten sided brick tower has bands of geometric patterns in blue glazed tile.
Mount Ararat 111 km
A snow-capped dormant volcano in easternmost Turkey with two cones, Greater Ararat at 5,137 metres and Little Ararat at 3,896 metres. It is the highest peak in Turkey, and its base is about 35 km wide.
Ishak Pasha Palace 116 km
A semi-ruined Ottoman palace and administrative complex on a rocky ledge above Doğubayazıt. It mixes Ottoman, Persian and Seljuk styles in carved stone, with a mosque, a harem and courtyards looking out over the plain.
Lake Goygol 156 km
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.
Ganja Fortress 183 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 183 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 187 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.
Van Fortress 195 km
A massive stone fortress built by the kingdom of Urartu between the 9th and 7th centuries BC, on a steep rock just west of Van. It overlooks the ruins of Tushpa, the Urartian capital, and later rulers from the Medes to the Ottomans held it in turn.
Questions
Where is Noah's Mausoleum?
Noah's Mausoleum is in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Momine Khatun Mausoleum (1.1 km), Mount Ararat (111 km), Ishak Pasha Palace (116 km).
How do I get the Noah's Mausoleum stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Noah's Mausoleum and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Nakhchivan volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Noah's Mausoleum before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Nakhchivan volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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