Ganja
The country's second city: Nizami's home, Javad Khan's fortress, the town of the bottle house.
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City
Shusha
The mountain town founded as a fortress in 1752 — a centre of mugham and poetry.
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In brief
Shusha stands on the Karabakh ridge above sheer cliffs. Panah Ali Khan founded it as a fortress; in later centuries it became a school of singers, poets and musicians.
In November 2020 the town came under Azerbaijani control and in 2021 was declared the country's cultural capital. Restoration is under way and the Kharibulbul festival has resumed.
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On the site
- 01The fortressWalls, gates, quarters
- 02MusicSingers and mugham gatherings
- 03RestorationA chronicle of the current works
- 04FestivalKharibulbul and the Vagif poetry days
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