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Ganja
Ganja · Marcin Konsek (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Worth seeing in and around Ganja

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Ganja City Stadium

    Ganja City Stadium is located in Ganja, Azerbaijan. It is used by the Kapaz football club and has a capacity of 15,343.

    2.7 km · football stadium in Azerbaijan · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Juma Mosque of Ganja

    The Juma Mosque of Ganja or Friday Mosque of Ganja is a Shia Islam mosque, located in the centre of Ganja, Azerbaijan. The mosque was built in 1606, according to a project of Sheykh Baheddin Mohammad Amili.

    500 m · Mosque in Ganja, Azerbaijan · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Qazaxlar mosque

    The Gazakhlar Mosque is a mosque, located in the city of Ganja, Azerbaijan. Completed in 1802, the mosque is an historical and architectural monument.

    2.6 km · mosque in Ganja, Azerbaijan · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Nizami Ganjavi Ganja State History-Ethnography Museum

    Ganja State History-Ethnography Museum named after Nizami Ganjavi is the largest museum in Ganja,

    300 m · history museum in Ganja, Azerbaijan · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Ganja Fortress

    Ganja Fortress is a fortress in Ganja, Azerbaijan. The remains of walls of the fortress can be seen in the territory of the oldest park of the city, Khan's Garden and in the entrance to the city, along the Ganja River.

    700 m · fortress in Ganja, Azerbaijan · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Husseiniya Mosque, Ganja

    The Huseyniyyah Mosque, also known as the Tat Mosque, is a former mosque and historical architectural monument, located in the city of Ganja, Azerbaijan. The former mosque was completed in 1825 in the Arran School of Architecture style.

    300 m · mosque in Ganja, Azerbaijan · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Alexander Nevsky Church

    The Alexander Nevsky Church is a Russian Orthodox church in Ganja, built in 1887. Services at the church are carried out on Saturdays and Sundays, and also during the Twelve Great Feasts and Holidays.

    500 m · church in Ganja, Azerbaijan · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Khan's Garden

    Khan's Garden is a garden and resting corner located in Ganja, Azerbaijan.

    800 m · a garden in Ganja, Azerbaijan · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Ozan mosque, Ganja

    The Ozan Mosque ) is a mosque and historical architectural monument, located in the city of Ganja, Azerbaijan. Built in 1884, the mosque was included in the list of immovable historical and cultural monuments of local significance by Decision No.

    1.5 km · mosque in Ganja, Azerbaijan · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    Qızıl Hacılı mosque

    The Gizilhajili Mosque is a former mosque and historical architectural monument, located in the city of Ganja, Azerbaijan. Built in 1877, the former mosque was included in the list of immovable historical and cultural monuments of local significance by Decision No.

    3.3 km · XIX century mosque in Ganja, Azerbaijan · Wikipedia

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Getting to Ganja

Airports
Ganja (GNJ), 7 km · Tbilisi (TBS), 161 km · Zvartnots (EVN), 176 km
  • Nakhchivan → Ganja
    Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
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  • Baku → Ganja
    300 km · quickest by air, 4h 30m · $160–230
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  • Tbilisi → Ganja
    170 km · quickest by road, 14h 18m · ₾75–100
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No local-transport research exists yet for Ganja

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Ganja. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get inQazakh – Regular marshrutkas, 2 hr 10 min, 5 manat as of July 2026.
  • Get inThe other option is to take a marshrutka from the Yeni Şemkir Bus Station to Qazakh (Qazax) (2 hr 10 min, 5 manat as of July 2026).
  • Get inWhile the frequency is unknown one marshrutka departs at 08:00.
  • Get inFrom the same location in Qazakh (where the service from Ganja terminates) frequent marshrutkas signed KR.Most / Krasny Most (1 hr 15 min, 5 manat as of July 2026) go to the border crossing at Red Bridge (Krasny Most, Qırmızı Körpü, Tsiteli Khidi), from where you can catch a marshrutka to Tbilisi (1 hr, 5 lari).
  • Go nextGanja is the gateway to Lesser Caucasus region, where you can take few day trips from city: Göygöl – A must visit German town in the suburbs of Ganja, formerly named Khanlar (Xanlar) and Helenendorf, founded by German farmers from Bavarian Swabia.

From Wikivoyage: Ganja, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    Sheki (Şəki)AZ

    10 ways of moving, 46 sources

    90 km
  2. 02
    Yeghegnadzor and the Vayots Dzor valleyAM

    9 ways of moving, 32 sources

    135 km
  3. 03
    GyumriAM

    12 ways of moving, 47 sources

    212 km
  4. 04
    GoriGE

    10 ways of moving, 16 sources

    237 km
  5. 05
    Vardzia and the Javakheti plateauGE

    12 ways of moving, 57 sources

    270 km

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