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It was the home of Nizami Ganjavi, the great twelfth-century Persian poet, whose mausoleum stands on the edge of town.\r\n\r\nThe centre mixes Soviet-era buildings with older landmarks: the Shah Abbas Mosque, built in 1606, and the Bottle House, a home decorated with tens of thousands of glass bottles.\r\n\r\nGanja is also the base for G\u00f6yg\u00f6l National Park and its lake in the mountains. Two days is right.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Getting there | Train from Baku, about 4\u20135 hours\r\nGetting around | On foot. Taxi for G\u00f6yg\u00f6l\r\nLanguage | Azerbaijani. Russian widely spoken\r\nTipping | 10% in restaurants\r\nTap water | Most drink bottled\r\nHow long to stay | Two days","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to stay","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"Stay in the centre, around Javad Khan Street and Heydar Aliyev Square, where the hotels, restaurants and main sights are walkable.","hw_hub_city_areas_map":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_zoom":"13","hw_hub_city_hostels_pins":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_live":"1","hw_hub_city_areas":"Centre | First-timers | Around Javad Khan Street. | 40.6828 | 46.3606 |  | ","hw_hub_city_itin_title":"How long have you got?","hw_hub_city_itin_intro":"The routes we would take, in the order we would take them.","hw_hub_city_itin":"","hw_hub_city_do_title":"Things to do in Ganja","hw_hub_city_do_body":"Ganja, Azerbaijan's second city, is an old Silk Road city and the birthplace of Nizami Ganjavi, the twelfth-century poet celebrated across the Persian-speaking world.\r\n\r\nVisit the Mausoleum of Nizami Ganjavi, a modern monument on the edge of the city, and the Nizami statues and murals around the centre. See the Shah Abbas (Juma) Mosque, built in 1606, and the Javad Khan tomb beside it.\r\n\r\nThe Bottle House, a private house covered in tens of thousands of coloured glass bottles in the 1960s, is the city's quirky landmark. Walk Javad Khan Street, the pedestrian heart of the city, with restored nineteenth-century buildings, and the Khan's Garden.\r\n\r\nG\u00f6yg\u00f6l, a deep blue lake in the mountains formed by an earthquake in 1139, is about an hour away in a national park; its waters are clear and its forests good for walks. Naftalan, about an hour away, is a spa town known for bathing in its unique crude oil.\r\n\r\nSheki is about three hours north.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"Nizami Mausoleum | The poet's monument\r\nShah Abbas Mosque | Built in 1606\r\nBottle House | Covered in bottles\r\nG\u00f6yg\u00f6l | A blue mountain lake","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Ganja","hw_hub_city_free_title":"Free things to do in Ganja","hw_hub_city_free_body":"Walking Javad Khan Street, the Khan's Garden and the city's parks is free, and so is seeing the Bottle House from outside.\r\n\r\nThe Shah Abbas Mosque is free to visit, dressed modestly. The Nizami Mausoleum's grounds are free.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"Javad Khan Street | Free\r\nKhan's Garden | Free\r\nBottle House | From outside\r\nMosque | Free","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free-things-to-do","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Ganja","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eating and drinking in Ganja","hw_hub_city_food_body":"Ganja's food is Azerbaijani: plov, dolma, kebabs and qutab. Ganja is known for its sweets, including pakhlava and shekerbura, crescent pastries filled with nuts.\r\n\r\nTea with jam is served everywhere. A meal is \u20ac4 to \u20ac10.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"Plov | Everyday\r\nShekerbura | Nut-filled pastries\r\nTea | With jam\r\nA meal | \u20ac4\u201310","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Ganja","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out in Ganja","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"Ganja is quiet at night. Javad Khan Street fills with families in the evening, and a few restaurants and caf\u00e9s serve drinks.\r\n\r\nA beer is \u20ac1.50 to \u20ac3.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"Javad Khan Street | Evening walks\r\nCaf\u00e9s | A few\r\nQuiet | At night\r\nA beer | \u20ac1.50\u20133","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Ganja","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around Ganja","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"The centre is walkable. Trains reach Baku in about four to five hours, and buses are similar. Ganja has an airport with flights to Baku.\r\n\r\nG\u00f6yg\u00f6l and Naftalan need a taxi or driver.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"To Baku | Train, 4\u20135 hours\r\nAirport | Flights to Baku\r\nG\u00f6yg\u00f6l | Taxi or driver\r\nCentre | Walkable","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Ganja","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Ganja costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"Ganja is cheap. A careful day is \u20ac20 to \u20ac30.\r\n\r\nA taxi to G\u00f6yg\u00f6l and back is around \u20ac20 to \u20ac30, and G\u00f6yg\u00f6l National Park charges a small entry fee.\r\n\r\nThe currency is the manat (AZN), at roughly 1.9 manat to the euro; prices here are euro equivalents. Cards work widely in Baku; carry cash in the regions, where small guesthouses and taxis are cash only.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"A day | \u20ac20\u201330\r\nTaxi to G\u00f6yg\u00f6l | \u20ac20\u201330\r\nPark fee | Small\r\nCash | Needed","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Ganja","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Staying safe in Ganja","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Ganja is safe.\r\n\r\nDress modestly in mosques. Avoid discussing politics or the Armenia conflict in public.\r\n\r\nEmergency number is 112, or 102 police and 103 ambulance.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Safe | Yes\r\nMosques | Dress modestly\r\nPolitics | Avoid in public\r\nEmergency | 112","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Ganja","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips from Ganja","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"A mountain lake, an oil spa and the Silk Road town.","hw_hub_city_trips":"G\u00f6yg\u00f6l | About 1 hour | Taxi | A blue lake in a national park, formed by an earthquake in 1139. |  | 1305402\nSheki | About 3 hours | Shared taxi | The Silk Road town. |  | 1305398","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Ganja","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"April to June and September to October. Summers are hot.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average highs.","hw_hub_city_season_rows":"January | 7 | 1 | Cold\r\nFebruary | 9 | 1 | Quiet\r\nMarch | 13 | 3 | Novruz\r\nApril | 19 | 3 | Spring\r\nMay | 24 | 4 | Good\r\nJune | 29 | 3 | Warm\r\nJuly | 32 | 2 | Hot\r\nAugust | 32 | 2 | Hot\r\nSeptember | 27 | 4 | Good\r\nOctober | 20 | 3 | Autumn\r\nNovember | 13 | 1 | Quiet\r\nDecember | 9 | 1 | Cold","hw_hub_city_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_city_events_intro":"The spring festival is the big one.","hw_hub_city_events_source":"api","hw_hub_city_events_count":"8","hw_hub_city_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_city_events_cta_label":"All events in Ganja","hw_hub_city_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/asia\/azerbaijan\/ganja\/","hw_hub_city_events":"Novruz | Around 21 March | Ganja | The spring new year. |  | \nSummer in G\u00f6yg\u00f6l | June to September | G\u00f6yg\u00f6l | The best months for the lake. |  | ","hw_hub_city_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_city_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel. Per person per night, in euros.","hw_hub_city_budget_note":"Prices are in manat locally; these are euro equivalents.","hw_hub_city_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3\r\nMiddle of the road | 20 | 15 | 5 | 8\r\nComfortable | 35 | 25 | 10 | 15","hw_hub_city_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_city_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Ganja","hw_hub_city_hostels_intro":"The top-rated places to stay in Ganja right now, live from Hostelworld.","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Ganja","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/asia\/azerbaijan\/ganja\/","hw_hub_city_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_city_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_city_picks":"Best for solo travellers |  |  | \nBest for a party |  |  | \nQuietest |  |  | ","hw_hub_city_hostels":"","hw_hub_city_faq_title":"Ganja travel questions","hw_hub_city_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_city_faqs":"Who was Nizami? | Nizami Ganjavi, a twelfth-century poet born in Ganja, celebrated across the Persian-speaking world.\r\nWhat is the Bottle House? | A private house covered in coloured glass bottles in the 1960s.\r\nHow do I get to G\u00f6yg\u00f6l? | By taxi or driver, about an hour.\r\nWhat is Naftalan? | A spa town known for bathing in its unique crude oil.\r\nHow many days do you need? | One or two.\r\nWhen is the best time to visit? | April to October; summer for G\u00f6yg\u00f6l.\r\nHow do I get there? | By train or bus from Baku, four to five hours, or by flight.","hw_hub_city_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_city_cta_body":"Compare Ganja hostels \u2014 live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. 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