Nizami Ganjavi Museum

The National museum of Azerbaijan literature, named after Nizami Ganjavi is a museum in , established in 1939. It is located near the entrance of , not far from the .
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Baku
  • Also known as: “National museum of Azerbaijan literature named after Nizami Ganjavi”, “Nizami Gəncəvi adına Azərbaycan Ədəbiyyatı Muzeyi”, “Nizami Gəncəvi adına Milli Azərbaycan Ədəbiyyatı muzeyi”, “Nizami Museum of Azerbaijani Literature”, and “Музей Низами”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: The National History Museum of Azerbaijan and Fountains Square.

Museum
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The National Museum of History of Azerbaijan is the largest museum in . is situated 320 metres east of Nizami Ganjavi Museum.

Park
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is a public square in downtown , capital of . is situated 120 metres north of Nizami Ganjavi Museum.

Castle
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The is a 12th-century monument in the , , . is situated 420 metres south of Nizami Ganjavi Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old City and Baku.

Neighborhood
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or Inner City is the historical core of , the capital of .

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is the capital of and is the largest city in the .

Suburb
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is a settlement in , . is situated 3 km south of Nizami Ganjavi Museum.

Nizami Ganjavi Museum

Latitude
40.36989° or 40° 22′ 12″ north
Longitude
49.83635° or 49° 50′ 11″ east
Open location code
8HGF9R9P+XG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4452302341
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q2500152
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Nizami Ganjavi Museum” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المتحف الوطني للأدب الأذربيجاني”
  • Arabic: “المتحف الوطني للأدب الأذري”
  • Armenian: “Նիզամի Գյանջևիի անվան ադրբեջանական գրականության թանգարան”
  • Azerbaijani: “Nizami Gəncəvi adına Milli Azərbaycan Ədəbiyyatı Muzeyi”
  • Danish: “Nizami-Museum for aserbajdsjansk litteratur”
  • Esperanto: “Nizami Ganjavi Muzeo de Azerbajĝana Literaturo”
  • French: “Musée de la littérature azerbaïdjanaise Nizami Gandjavi”
  • French: “musée de la littérature azerbaïdjanaise Nizami-Gandjavi”
  • Georgian: “აზერბაიჯანული ლიტერატურის მუზეუმი”
  • German: “Nationales Museum für aserbaidschanische Literatur”
  • German: “Nizami-Museum für aserbaidschanische Literatur”
  • Greek: “Μουσείο Αζερικής Λογοτεχνίας «Νιζαμί»”
  • Italian: “Museo Nizami della letteratura azera”
  • Persian: “موزه ادبیات نظامی گنجوی”
  • Polish: “Muzeum Literatury Azerbejdżańskiej im. Nizamiego w Baku”
  • Polish: “Muzeum Literatury Azerbejdżańskiej im. Nizamiego”
  • Polish: “Narodowe Muzeum Literatury”
  • Russian: “Музей азербайджанской литературы имени Низами Гянджеви”
  • Russian: “Музей Азербайджанской литературы имени Низами Гянджеви”
  • Russian: “Музей Низами Гянджави”
  • Spanish: “Museo Nacional de Literatura de Azerbaiyán”
  • Turkish: “Azerbaycan Edebiyatı Müzesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Музей Азербайджанської літератури імені Нізамі Гянджеві”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Nizami Garden and Konstitusiya Məhkəməsi.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: AZ Academy book center and Zclub Karaoke.

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