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| Nakhchivan City Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see House-museum of H.Javid House-museum of H.Javid azerbaijan.az The main city and capital of the Nakhchivan Republic , also called Nakhchivan, was an ancient trading centre. The Greeks and Romans called it Nacksuana / Naxuana (from the Greek for "sweet water"). As early as the 2nd century BC it is mentioned by Ptolomy as a thriving city. It is spread over the foothills of Zangezur chain, on the right bank of the Nakhchivan river at an altitude of almost 1000 m. Invader after invader looted, destroyed and (in some cases) rebuilt the city. It was the capital of the Atabek Eldegiz emirate in the 12th century and the Nakhchivan Khanate in the 18th century. The main sight in the city is the 12th century Momine Khatum Mausoleum, also known as 'Atabek Gumbezi'. More recent (1993) is the white marble mausoleum of Hussein Javid. For more details, check teh [Sights] section. The city also has an historical museum , a literary museum and the house museum of Nakhchivansku. More info, check the [Museums] section. Have a look also at the baths and the blue domed Imamzade , the Uzbek style tomb of Abu Muzaffa Bahdur Khan. The city has a few interesting mosques, particularly the Juma mosque, with its large dome. Today Nakhchivan city is home to over 60.000 inhabitants. It has some industry, centred around glass, furniture, textiles and carpets, aluminium, tobacco and grape processing. Currently the government is looking for investment to develop tourism and oil production. Socially, this regional capital is quite sophisticated with its own university and a significant scientific and artistic community. For entertainment try the palace of culture, on Azadlyg avenue, the state musical and drama theatre on Ahmed Javad street or the puppet theatre on Nizami street. The city has a lot of business visitors from Iran, Turkey and Russia (these countries have consulates in the city), leading to a reasonable offer of hotels, to be added in the [Accomodation] section. (450 km west of Baku) Part or or all of this text stems from the original article at: www.azerb.com __________Sights Edit This mausoleum of karbaglar mausoleum of karbaglar naxcivanski Please add Nakhchivan Sights below. Contributors April 16, 2006 new by reen [Add Sight] Momine Khatum Mausoleum Edit This mausoleum of Mumina Khatun mausoleum of Mumina Khatun photo by: naxcivanski The main sight in the city is the 12th century Momine Khatum Mausoleum, also known as 'Atabek Gumbezi'. Momine Khatum was the wife of Ildegizid Atabek Djakhan Pakhlevan, ruler of the the Atabek Eldegiz emirate. The 10-sided monument is decorated with intricate geometrical motives and Kufic script, it uses turquoise glazed bricks. It shares the neighbourhood with a statue of its architect - Abubakr oglu Ajami - and a bust of Heidar Aliyev. Also from the 12th century and by the same architect, is the octogonal Yusuf Ibn Kusir tomb , known as 'Atababa', half abandoned near the main more.. type: Memorials World66 rating: [rate it] address: naxcivan city Mausoleum of Hussein Javid Edit This Mausoleum of H.Javid.. Mausoleum of H.Javid.. photo by: azerbaijan.az More recent (1993) is the white marble mausoleum of Hussein Javid . The Azeri writer died in the Gulag under Stalin. Both the mausoleum and his house museum are located east of the theatre. Although being a recent construction, Hussein Javid's mausoleum is of great iconic importance, representing the ability of the exclave to live despite the Armenian embargo and becoming a symbol of Nakhchivan itself. type: Memorials World66 rating: [rate it] address: naxcivan city The Garabaghlar Mausoleum Edit This mausoleum of karbaglar mausoleum of karbaglar photo by: naxcivanski The Garabaghlar Mausoleum is located in the village of the same title. Besides, there are remains of two minarets and one building complex close to the village. It is supposed that, they were the spiritual buildings constructed in the end of 12th, beginning of 13th century.The date of construction of this mausoleum in Garabaglar is unknown. Presumably it is the 14th century. Mausoleum consists from the plinth burial place and the onground part, that reminds the traditional mausoleums of a tower type. The bottom of its upper level is formed from separate semi-cylindrical more.. type: Memorials World66 rating: [rate it] address: garabaghlar village in naxcivan ___________History Edit This i Nakhichevan is the capital of the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic and one of the most ancient cities of Azerbaijan. The conducted archeological researches of Nakhichevan revealed the patterns of material culture dating back to the 2-1st millenniums B.C. The culture of Nakhichevan close to the leading cultural centers of the Near East had a great impact on the life of the tribes settling there and the properties of city culture and class society appeared early in this area. The first information about the Nakhichevan city is provided by the written works of historian Yosef Flavy (the 1st century B.C.) and Greek geographer Claudi Ptolemy in his work ?Geography?. The said work mentioned the name of Nakhichevan as ?Naksuana?. It should be noted that Naksuana is not the phonetic variant of Nakhichevan. As the greek and roman languages did not have the hushing sounds ch, dj, s, zh Nakhichevan was called Naksuana. The Medieval Arabian and Persian sources about the city (Bin Khordadbeh, Al-Biruni, Bakuvi and others) mentioned Nakhichevan as Nashave and Nagchuvan. Other sources (by Mohamed Nakhichevani, Hamdullah Gazvini, Ovliya Chelebi and others) used the name Nakhichevan which is proposed to be connected with the name of the Prophet Nuh and means the land of Nuh. Nakhichevan was part of Manna later of Midia states in the 9th-6th centuries B.C, and was subdued to the Ahameni empire after the downfall of Midia in 550 B.C. After the collapse of the Ahameni empire Nakhichevan locating at the junction of the trade roads of Near and Middle East was part of Atropatena from the late 4th century B.C, till the early 1 century B.C. Nakhichevan that turned into an important art, trade and cultural centers of the Near and Middle east maintained trade relations with the countries of Asia Minor, Iran, with the cities of Georgia and the Black Sea ports. During the war between Iran and Byzantium the Byzantium emperor Irakly occupied the city and ruined it in 625. Later Nakhichevan was restored and passed to the Arabians in 654. After the downfall of Arabian caliphate Nakhcivan was first annexed to the state of Sadjids and then to Salari state. It had been part of Ravvadi state from the late 10th till the mid 11th centuries. The city was annexed to the state of Saldjugs with the appearance of Saldjugs in Azerbaijan in 1054 and the downfall of the Ravvadi state. Following the split of Seldjugi state, Nakhichevan was annexed to the newly established state of Atabeys. Nakhichevan had been the capital of the said state from the late 1130s till 1175. Nakhichevan accounted for nearly 150-200 thousand people in the 12th century. It developed such spheres as weaving, jeweler?s art, pottery, carpentry and other types of art. During the first attack of Mongolians to Azerbaijan in 1221 Nakhichevan was subject to great destruction. Making use of the weakening of Atabeys state Djelaleddin Kharezmshah occupied Nakhichevan in 1225. Nakhichevan was annexed to the Elkhanids state in 1257. After the weakening of the state Nakhichevan was first annexed to the state of Chobanids and then to the state of Djelalis. In 1386 Nakhichevan was first occupied by the khan of Gyzyl Orda Tokhatamysh and then by Amir Teymur. Nakhichevan was part of Garagoyunlu state in 1412 and Aghgoyunlu-in 1468. During the war between Aggoyunlus and Sefevis Sefevis won the battle in Sharur plain in 1501 and occupaied the city. Later Nakhichevan turned into a military ground for the wars between Sefevis and Osmanlys. Sha Abbas 1 subdued Nakhichevan in 1603 and turned the city into the military camp. The reforms conducted by Safevis resulted in the inclusion of Nakhichevan into Tebriz in the 16th century and into the Chukhursedd lands in the 17th century. In the 16th-17th centuries the leaders were appointed from the Kengerli tribe. After the overthrow of Sefevis, Nakhichevan was occupied by Nadir shah in the early 18th century. Following Nadir shah?s death the leader of Kengerli tribe Heydaroghlu was declared himself khan in 1747 and turned Nakhichevan into the capital of the khanate. Nakhichevan was occupied by the troops of Tsarist Russia on June 26, 1827. As the result of Russian-Iranian war Nakhichevan was annexed to Russia in accordance with the Turkenchay contract of 1828. Nakhgchivan settlement was established within Georgian-Imeretian province in 1841. The reforms conducted by Tsarist regime in 1870 led to the progress in the trade, industrial, health and cultural spheres of Nakhichevan. as the result of genocide conducted by Armenians against Azerbaijanis in 1905-1907, mass bloodshed was committed in Nakhichevan as well. Later the event was repeated in 1918. The Araz Turkic Republic was established in Nakhichevan in 1918. The republic overthrew with the England?s occupation of Nakhichevan in the early 1919. The Soviet government was declared in Nakhichevan on July 28, 1920. At a referendum conducted in January of 1921 90% of the population voted for the status of Autonomy under the Republic of Azerbaijan. The status of the Autonomous republic of Nakhichevan was founded by the Moscow contract of March 16, 1921 and Gars contract of October 13, 1921. The Nakhichevan Autonomous SSR was established on February 9, 1924 and Nakhichevan became the capital of it. At present Nakhichevan is the capital of the Autonomous Republic of Nakhichevan. The administrative settlement Aliabad was included into the Nakhichevan city in accordance with the Law adopted by the President of the republic of Azerbaijan of December 4, 2001 ?On amendments to the administrative division of a number of regions of the republic of Azerbaijan?. The city accounted for one settlement (Aliabad) and covered an area of 35.5 km2. It has the population of 70 thousand people. Its climate is continental and the average temperature equals 3.8 C in January and 26.9 C in July with the average precipitation of 236 mm. The development of Nakhichevan started in the times of Heydar Aliyev?s ruling over the country in the 1970s. Nakhichevan fell into a blockade as the result of Armenians? intervention policy against Azerbaijan conducted in the late 1980s. Its gas line was cut in 1991 and the railwaty line was shutdown in 1992. ________Practical Information Edit This Nakhichevan radio operated as a station in 1932 and since 1936 it has been broadcasted on the territory of the Autonomous Republic. Television has been broadcasted as an independent channel on the territory of the Autonomous republic since 1936. Nakhichevan accounts for the state committee for radio and television programs and Channel-25 within the center of Radio and Television Transmission under the Ministry of Communication and Informational Technologies. The channel-35 established on July 14, 2004 broadcasts its scientific and publicistic programs on the territory of the Autonomous Republic. Radio ?The voice of Nakhichevan? that started operating on September 19, 2001 is transmitted on the 100.6 FM wave within 18 hours on the territory of the Autonomous republic. The sociopolitical newspaper Sharg Gapysy started operating in 1921. It was founded by the Supreme Assembly of the Autonomous Republic of Nakhichevan and the Cabinet of Ministers. The executive body of Nakhichevan Nuh Yurdu newspaper started operating in 1996. The newspaper plays an important role in the sociopolitical life of Nakhichevan. Moreover, the programs of Azerbaijani television and radio, Lider, Space and ANS channels as well as Turkish TRT and Russian ORT channels are broadcasted in the city. The official newspapers of the Republic of Azerbaijan Yeni Azerbayjan, Khalg other publicistic bodies (Iki sahil, Express, Zaman, 525-dji gazet and others) are distributed among the subscribers. Contributors April 16, 2006 change by azerbaijan08 (1 point) ________Getting There Edit This Welcome to Naxcivan Welcome to Naxcivan Nakhchivan city is served by an airport and theoretically has good road and rail links, however the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict has made access more difficult contributing to a greater isolation. The best way to get to Nakhchivan is to fly from Baku to Jevlach airport, south-east of the city (airport code: EVL). From Jevlach you can also fly to Moscow with Samara airlines. If you are arriving from Baku there is no passport check and you can simply walk out of the terminal. There are buses and taxis to the city, which is only 3km away. From the city, buses to the airport leave from the Shabuz bus station on the NW part of the city. Several buses a day depart for Igdir and Erzerum in eastern Turkey , allowing easy connections to the rest of Turkey. There are train services to Ordubad and Sharur. Inside the city there are buses and trolley-buses. __________Museums Edit This Contributors April 16, 2006 new by reen April 18, 2006 change by azerbaijan08 [Add Museum] Nakhchivan State History Museum Edit This naxcivan state history museum. naxcivan state history museum. photo by: naxcivanski Nakhchivan State History Museum is scientific – research and cultural enterprise. In 1924 it was formed as history ethnography museum. Since December 1968 it changed present name. In Museum are operated 9 divisions. In the fund and in exposition the museum keeps nearly 40 thousands exhibits. While carrying out in Autonomous Republic digging archeology works there were discovered material cultural and applied art samples, nature sew specimen, carpet articles, drawing works and other articles were exhibited. Meanwhile, in museum are being held meetings, measures and memory nights World66 rating: [rate it] tel: telephone 5-01-39 address: Address: 94 Independent st.Nakhchivan city . Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic Literate Museum Edit This Museum of Literature Museum of Literature photo by: naxcivanski Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic Literate Museum – The Museum had been founded in June 12, 1967 in Nakhchivan city. During these years the museum possessed by 98 exhibits. Right now number of exhibits equals to more than 1800 units. The Museum is called after Djalil Mammadkuluzade, Azerbaijan dramaturgy. In the museum fund of Azerbaijan are available basically valuable manuscript, applied and descriptive art specimens, ancient books, memory things and others, which are being under custody. World66 rating: [rate it] tel: Telephone 5-16-80 address: Address: 19 Nizami st., Nakhchivan city Nakhchivan State Carpet Museum Edit This Carpet Museum of Nakhichevan AR Carpet Museum of Nakhichevan AR photo by: azerbaijan.az Nakhchivan State Carpet Museum – this cultural and educated entity was established in March 1998. It is allocated in “Khan house” in Khan top related to 200-year history. The Museum consists of 8 halls. When museum was founded there are 241 types of carpet have been secured. We should emphasize that the work being belonged to national painter K.Aliyev, the knitted carpet with portrait of former president Heydar Aliyev here is deemed the most beautiful carpet and is staying under strict protection and subject to exhibited. In the Museum there also in operation Nakhchivan more.. World66 rating: [rate it] tel: Telephone 5-80-39 address: Address: Khan house, Nakhchivan city Djalil Mammadkulizade home museum Edit This House-museum of J.Mammadguluzade.. House-museum of J.Mammadguluzade.. photo by: naxcivanski Djalil Mammadkulizade home museum – was founded in Nakhchivan city by the Resolution of Excellency President of Azerbaijan Republic Heydar Aliyev on July 19, 1998. The Museum opening ceremony was held in 1999. The President Heydar Aliyev made his speech in the ceremony. Here, are being carried out permanent exposition dedicated to life and creative works of illustrious writer. World66 rating: [rate it] tel: Telephone 5-67-86 address: Address: Agamalioglu st., Nakhchivan city. The museum under opened heavens Edit This Museum in the open air Museum in the open air photo by: azerbaijan.az The museum under opened heavens – was established in accordance with the Decree of Supreme Council of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic dated July 11, 2002. In the museums during different periods of time there were being collected, stored and exhibited 84 material cultural values, out of them rock memorials, muttons figures and others. In the museum covered different periods of our history it is being collected stored and exhibited 84 material-cultural values consisting of rock sculptures, sheep figures and etc. During the years the Museum renders services to nearly more than more.. World66 rating: [rate it] tel: Telephone: 5-08-06 address: Address: Adjami seyrangakhi, Nakhchivan city Bakhruz Kangarli museum Edit This Bakhruz Kangarli museum – was founded under the Decree of Chairman of Supreme Council of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic dated May 22 2001. The Museum opening occurred in 2002. The President of Azerbaijan Republic Heydar Aliyev has taken part at the said ceremony. In the Museum at present 272 units of exhibits are staying under custodian. There are permanently being carried out measures devoted to the well-known painter and his creative work. Having occupying important part in the life of painter’s creative work such works like “Refugees”, chain work, “Mountain more.. World66 rating: [rate it] tel: Telephone: 45-71-11 address: Address: 15 Ataturk street, Nakhchivan city Huseyn Javid home museum Edit This House-museum of H.Javid House-museum of H.Javid photo by: azerbaijan.az Huseyn Javid home museum – The museum was founded under the Resolution of Azerbaijan government on December 25, 1980 and was opened in living area in June 1984 where Alikhan was born. The Museum Fund collected nearly 6000 exhibits. Here such articles as photo-pictures, first editing of works, various memories and home objects, being reflected life and creative work of the writer, are being stored here. The Museum is connected with H.Javid creative work’s investigation. Here are being held meeting with a certain creative collective of “Huseyn Javid poesy club”, admirer of more.. World66 rating: [rate it] tel: Telephone 5-27-26 address: Address: 4 Huseyn Javid st. Nakhchivan city Djamshid Nakhchivansky home museum Edit This Djamshid Nakhchivansky home museum – The museum has been established in Nakhchivan city on the Resolution issued by Azerbaijan Government dated of August 8, 1981. Pursuant to 85-jubilee celebration of birthday of honorable commander S. Nakhchivanski, the museum created from the house where he lived, constitutes 320 m2. The Fund consists of 2 rooms, exhibiting areas, 3 halls and 1 subsidiary room. Here are being exhibited nearly 4500 exhibits. Also, the museum used to carry out memory days, meetings and disputes. World66 rating: [rate it] tel: Telephone 5-21-16 address: Address: 6 Ataturk st. Nakhchivan city Heydar Aliyev museum Edit This Heydar Aliyev Museum. Heydar Aliyev Museum. photo by: azerbaijan.az Heydar Aliyev museum – was founded on the basis of the resolution of Supreme Council of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic dated February 18, 1999. And from this year on May 10 it shows its activity. In the Museum there are available posters dedicated to Heydar Aliyev family, his childhood and youth, relevant documents and materials having relation to period when chairman of Supreme Council of Nakhchivan Republic worked, as well as signed letters, resolutions and orders. The Museum also collected materials devoted to different regions of Azerbaijan where people resided and made more.. World66 rating: [rate it] tel: Telephone 45-92-98 address: Address: Azadlig Street, Nakhchivan city |