Divankhana
The Divankhana is a rotunda pavilion built on a tall stylobate in the north-west of the Shirvanshahs Palace, located in the historic Old City of Baku, in Azerbaijan.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Palace of the Shirvanshahs and Museum of miniature books.
Palace of the Shirvanshahs
Museum
The Palace of the Shirvanshahs is a 15th-century palace built by the Shirvanshahs and described by UNESCO as "one of the pearls of Azerbaijan's architecture".
Museum of miniature books
Museum
The Baku Museum of Miniature Books is the only museum of miniature books in the world, settled in the old part of Baku, called Inner City. The museum opened on 2 April 2002.
The Shah Mosque
Mosque
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old City and Baku.
Old City
Neighborhood
Old City or Inner City is the historical core of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. The Old City is the most ancient part of Baku, which is surrounded by walls.
Baku
Baku is the capital of Azerbaijan and is the largest city in the Caucasus. Baku's Old Town has UNESCO World Heritage status. Many cultures and architectural styles mix in Baku, in particular Turkish-Islamic elements meet strong Western European and Russian-Eastern European influences.Divankhana
- Type: Building
- Description: architectural feature in Baku, Azerbaijan
- Category: monument
- Location: Azerbaijan, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.36643° or 40° 21′ 59″ north
Longitude
49.83329° or 49° 49′ 60″ east
Open location code
8HGF9R8M+H8
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Divankhana” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ديوان خانا (قصر شيروان شاه)”
- Arabic: “ديوان خانا”
- Armenian: “Դիվանխանե”
- Azerbaijani: “Divanxana”
- French: “Divan-khane”
- Georgian: “დივან-ხანე (შირვანშაჰების სასახლე)”
- Georgian: “დივან-ხანე”
- Persian: “دیوانخانه”
- Russian: “Диван-хане”
- Russian: “Диванхана”
- Spanish: “Divankhane del Palacio de los Shirvanshahs”
- Turkish: “Şirvanşahlar Sarayı Divanı”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tomb of Shirvanshahs‘ Family and Tomb of Seyid Yahya Bakuvi.
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