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 Milli Azərbaycan Ədəbiyyatı muzeyi”, and “Nizami Museum of Azerbaijani Literature”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The National History Museum of Azerbaijan and Maiden Tower.

Museum
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The National Museum of History of Azerbaijan is the largest museum in . It is located in , in the former residential house of Azerbaijani oil magnate and philanthropist Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev. is situated 310 metres east of Nizami Ganjavi Museum.

Castle
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The is a 12th-century monument in the , , . Along with the , dated to the 15th century, it forms a group of historic monuments listed in 2001 under the UNESCO World Heritage List of Historical Monuments as cultural property, Category III. is situated 410 metres south of Nizami Ganjavi Museum.

Park
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is a public square in downtown , capital of . The square was previously called Parapet and is often referenced as the same name now. is situated 130 metres north 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 . The is the most ancient part of Baku, which is surrounded by walls.

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is the capital of and is the largest city in the . 's Old Town has UNESCO World Heritage status. Many cultures and architectural styles mix in , in particular Turkish-Islamic elements meet strong Western European and Russian-Eastern European influences.

Locality
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Baku is a planned urban development in the district of . It is part of the 2021 strategic plan for . It refers to the re-development of a portion of Black City, a 221-hectare land area. is situated 4½ km east of Nizami Ganjavi Museum.

Nizami Ganjavi Museum

Latitude
40.36981° or 40° 22′ 11″ north
Longitude
49.83647° or 49° 50′ 11″ east
Open location code
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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 Azərbaycan Ədəbiyyatı Muzeyi”
  • 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”
  • Russian: “Музей Низами”
  • Spanish: “Museo Nacional de Literatura de Azerbaiyán”
  • Turkish: “Azerbaycan Edebiyatı Müzesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Музей Азербайджанської літератури імені Нізамі Гянджеві”

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Highlights include Konstitusiya Məhkəməsi and Nizami Garden.

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