Juma Mosque: the medieval Islamic heart of Baku's Old City
The Juma Mosque, dating from the 12th century, is the oldest and most historically significant mosque in Baku's Old City (Icheri S…
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Momine Khatun Mausoleum: a 12th-century Islamic gem in Nakhchivan
The Momine Khatun Mausoleum is a 12th-century Islamic funerary monument in Nakhchivan, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 19…
Vahid Monument: Tribute to Azerbaijan's Greatest Poet in Baku
The Vahid Monument in Baku celebrates the figure of poet Aliağa Vahid (1895–1965), master of the classical Azerbaijani ghazal, at …
Ateshgah Fire Temple: the sanctuary of eternal fire in Baku
The Ateshgah Temple in Surakhany (Baku) is a 17th-century sanctuary where Zoroastrians and Hindus worshipped the eternal fire that…
Baku Carpet Museum: the history of Azerbaijani textile art in a unique building
The Baku Carpet Museum houses the world's most comprehensive collection of historical and contemporary Azerbaijani carpets, in a s…
Diri Baba Mausoleum: the Sufi shrine carved into the rock of Azerbaijan
The Diri Baba Mausoleum (1402) in Maraza is one of the masterpieces of Shirvan-Absheron architecture: a three-storey Islamic shrin…
Mausoleum of the Seven Domes (Yeddi Gumbaz): the necropolis of the khans of Shamakhi
The Yeddi Gumbaz Mausoleum ("Seven Domes") in Shamakhi is an 18th-century necropolis where the rulers of the Shamakhi Khanate rest…
Albanian Church of Kish: the oldest Christian temple in the Caucasus, in Sheki
The Church of Kish, near Sheki (Azerbaijan), is one of the oldest temples in the Caucasus: built in the 1st century AD as the cath…
Samtavro Monastery: the Cradle of Georgian Christianity in Mtskheta
Samtavro Monastery, in the sacred city of Mtskheta (UNESCO World Heritage Site), houses the tomb of Saint Nino, Georgia's 4th-cent…
Sioni Cathedral: the Spiritual Heart of Tbilisi's Historic Old Town
Sioni Cathedral, in the old town of Tbilisi, is one of Georgia's most sacred temples: built in the 6th century and rebuilt after m…
Black Fortress of Gyumri (Sev Berd): The Basalt Stronghold That Defines a City
The Black Fortress (Sev Berd) of Gyumri is an imposing 19th-century military stronghold built in black volcanic basalt during the …
Armenian Genocide Museum in Yerevan: Memory, History and Human Dignity
The Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute, on the hill of Tsitsernakaberd in Yerevan, is the main documentation and commemoration cen…