--- title: "Nakhchivan (city) – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "Nakhchivan (city), Azerbaijan: Nakhchivan is the capital and largest city of the eponymous Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, a true exclave of Azerbaijan…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/nakhchivan" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/nakhchivan.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Ordubad_-Malik_Ibrahim_q%C9%99biristanl%C4%B1%C4%9F%C4%B1na_ged%C9%99n_yol.jpg/1920px-Ordubad_-Malik_Ibrahim_q%C9%99biristanl%C4%B1%C4%9F%C4%B1na_ged%C9%99n_yol.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail" --- City in Azerbaijan # Nakhchivan (city) Nakhchivan is the capital and largest city of the eponymous Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, a true exclave of Azerbaijan, located 450 km (280 mi) west of Baku. ![Nakhchivan (city)](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Ordubad_-Malik_Ibrahim_q%C9%99biristanl%C4%B1%C4%9F%C4%B1na_ged%C9%99n_yol.jpg/1920px-Ordubad_-Malik_Ibrahim_q%C9%99biristanl%C4%B1%C4%9F%C4%B1na_ged%C9%99n_yol.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) Nakhchivan (city) · Rafiz gasımov The place Nakhchivan is the capital and largest city of the eponymous Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, a true exclave of Azerbaijan, located 450 km (280 mi) west of Baku. The municipality of Nakhchivan consists of the city of Nakhchivan, the settlement of Əliabad and the villages of Başbaşı, Bulqan, Haciniyyət, Qaraçuq, Qaraxanbəyli, Tumbul, Qarağalıq, and Daşduz. It is spread over the foothills of Zangezur Mountains, on the right bank of the Nakhchivan River at an altitude of 873 m (2,864 ft) above sea level. Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakhchivan_(city%29), CC BY-SA 4.0. What is there ## Worth seeing in and around Nakhchivan (city) 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. Momine Khatun Mausoleum Momine Khatun Mausoleum is a mausoleum, also known as the Atabek Dome, located in the city of Nakhchivan of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic in Azerbaijan. It was built in 1186 by the architect Ajami ibn Abubekr Nakhchivani. 1.3 km · historic site in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momine_Khatun_Mausoleum) 2. Yusif ibn Kuseyir Mausoleum The Mausoleum of Yusif ibn Kuseyir was built in 1161–1162, in Nakchivan city. Architect of the mausoleum was Ajami ibn Abubakr Nakhchivani. 1.6 km · historic site · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yusif_ibn_Kuseyir_Mausoleum) 3. Mausoleum of Huseyn Javid Mausoleum of Huseyn Javid – is a mausoleum erected on a grave of Huseyn Javid, an eminent Azerbaijani poet and playwright, in Nakhchivan. 200 m · Burial site in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mausoleum_of_Huseyn_Javid) 4. Palace of Nakhchivan Khans Palace of Nakhchivan Khans is historical and architectural monument of the 18th century located in Nakhchivan. The monument built in the style of the Nakhchivan-Maragha architectural school was the residence of the Nakhchivan khans before the early 20th century. 500 m · palace in Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_Nakhchivan_Khans) 5. Nakhchivan City Stadium Nakhchivan City Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Nakhchivan City, Azerbaijan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Araz PFK. The stadium holds 12,800 people. 800 m · Azerbaijan sports stadium · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakhchivan_City_Stadium) 6. Yezidabad castle The Yazdegerd Castle is a pre-medieval Sassanid castle in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It is constructed solely of mud. 2.3 km · Pre-medieval castle in Azerbaijan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yazdegerd_Castle,_Nakhchivan) 7. Abbasabad fortress Abbasabad was a fortress of strategic importance for the defense of the Nakhichevan Khanate. It was built with the help of French engineers by Abbas Mirza, the crown prince of Iran, in 1810. 7.8 km · fortress in Azerbaijan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbasabad_(fortress%29) 8. Aras Reservoir The Aras Dam is an embankment dam on the Aras River along the border of Iran and Azerbaijan. It is located downstream of Poldasht in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran and Nakhchivan City in Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan. 9.1 km · lake in Azerbaijan and Iran · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Araz_reservoir) 9. Bahruz Kangarli Museum Bahruz Kangarli museum is a museum for memorial of Azerbaijani painter and graphic artist Bahruz Kangarli. The museum is located in the city of Nakhchivan of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic at the intersection of Atatürk and Istiglal streets. 400 m · art museum in Azerbaijan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahruz_Kangarli_Museum) 10. Naxçıvan Bayraq Meydanı Muzeyi The State Flag Square and Museum of Nakhchivan is a museum and square in the city of Nakhchivan of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan. 1 km · flag and national iconography museum in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Flag_Square_and_Museum_of_Nakhchivan) 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. See ## What Wikivoyage says to see 1. Momine Khatun Mausoleum A tall octagonal tomb tower from the 12th century with kufic Arabic calligraphy and ceramic design. 2. Noah's Tomb The supposed tomb of the prophet Noah (although Palestine and Jordan would disagree). From [Wikivoyage: Nakhchivan (city)](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Nakhchivan_(city%29), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Go there ## Getting to Nakhchivan (city) **Airports:** Nakhchivan (NAJ), 5 km · Zvartnots (EVN), 135 km · Tabriz (TBZ), 140 km\ **Stations:** Nakhchivan International Airport, 5.1 km\ - Ganja → Nakhchivan (city) Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/ganja-to-nakhchivan-city) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Ganja&to=Nakhchivan+%28city%29) - Baku → Nakhchivan (city) Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/baku-to-nakhchivan-city) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Baku&to=Nakhchivan+%28city%29) - Yerevan → Nakhchivan (city) Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/yerevan-to-nakhchivan-city) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Yerevan&to=Nakhchivan+%28city%29) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Nakhchivan%20(city%29) Not yet researched ## No local-transport research exists yet for Nakhchivan (city) 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 Nakhchivan (city). What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more. The nearest places where the work is done 1. [Yeghegnadzor and the Vayots Dzor valley](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/yeghegnadzor) AM 9 ways of moving, 32 sources 61 km 2. [Gyumri](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/gyumri) AM 12 ways of moving, 47 sources 220 km 3. [Sheki (Şəki)](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/sheki) AZ 10 ways of moving, 46 sources 267 km 4. [Vardzia and the Javakheti plateau](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/vardzia) GE 12 ways of moving, 57 sources 301 km 5. 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