List of historical reserves in Azerbaijan

This is a list of historical reserves in Azerbaijan, which includes 29 historical reserves in the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Of these reserves, 14 are historical and cultural; eight are historical and architectural, and two are historical and artistic. Yanardag functions as a historical, cultural and natural reserve. Three of the reserves are located on the territory of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. Icherisheher, Gobustan and Yuxari Bash nature reserves are a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and Ateshgah, Ordubad and Shusha are on the list of candidates.

Approval process

According to the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Azerbaijan "On approval of the Model Regulations on Memorial Reserves", the reserve is a state-protected territory and settlements where historical and cultural monuments, archaeological and architectural objects, ethnographic, numismatic, epigraphic, anthropological materials, buildings, memorials, objects related to historical events and personalities are located. Archaeological, ethnographic, architectural, urban planning and other complexes of special importance have been declared nature reserves by the order of the President of Azerbaijan.^[1]

List

No.	Name	Date listed	Brief information	Notes
1	Gulustan historical and cultural reserve		Includes: Jugha bridge, caravanserai, Jugha fortress, mausoleum, church, necropolis, khanagah Alinjachai, etc.	[2]
2	Nardaran historical and cultural reserve		Includes: Safavid caravanserai, Haji Bakhshi mosque, Nardaran mosque, Pirsaid mosque, Juma mosque, Said Yusif mosque, Nardaran fortress, Khan's bath, Gazi Mausoleum.	[3]
3	Icherisheher historical and architectural reserve		Monuments of world significance: the Maiden Tower, the Palace of Shirvanshahs, Muhammad mosque.	[4]
			Monuments of state significance: Agha Mikail bathhouse, caravanserai, Baku Fortress, Molla Ahmed mosque, Gasim bey bathhouse, Haji mosque, Khanlar mosque, Ashura mosque, Sheikh Ibrahim mosque, Hazrat Ali mosque, Gileyli mosque, Juma mosque, Market Square, Khan's Palace, underground bathhouse, Baba Kuhi Bakuvi mosque.
			Monuments of local significance: Beyler mosque, St. Nicholas Church, St. Bartholomew Church, Agha Zeynal bath, Haji Eibat Mosque, Mirza Ahmed mosque, Haji Gaib mosque, shah's house, arched building. caravanserai.
4	Chiraggala and Shabran historical and cultural reserve		Includes: semicircular towers, a quadrangular fortress, a workshop for the production of ceramic wares.	[5]
5	"Old city Shamkir" state historical and cultural reserve		Includes: ruins of ancient Shamkir, bridge, Shamkir fortress, Maiden Tower, Abbasly mosque, Korogly fortress, German church, Oguz cemetery, Christian church, German kirkha.	[6]
6	Yanardag historical, cultural and nature reserve		Includes: Gurd Yuvasi, Gyrmyaki hollow and Yanardag Mountain itself.	[7]
7	Gobustan state historical and artistic reserve		Includes: Rock carvings and ancient sites, camps named Ana Zaga, Firuz-1, Jeyranlar, Firuz-2, Shongar, Maral, petroglyphs, Gavaldash.	[8][9]
8	Khynalig historical, architectural and ethnographic reserve		Includes: Temple of fire worshippers, tomb of Khidyr Nabi, Sheikh Shalbuz mosque, Abu Muslim mosque, caves, etc.	[10]
9	Keshikchidag historical and cultural reserve		Includes: Keshikchidag, Bertuban, Chichikuri, Udabno monasteries.	[10]
10	Ateshgah historical and architectural reserve		Includes: temple, chapel, 26 cells and a caravanserai (1713).	[11]
11	Gandja historical and cultural reserve		Includes: old city Gandja, Gandja fortress, tomb of Imamzade.	[12]
12	Gala historical and ethnographic reserve		Includes: 7 monuments of state and 34 monuments of local significance.	[13]
13	Shusha historical and architectural reserve		Includes: Shusha fortress, Gandja gates, Irevan gates, Aghoglan gates, divankhana, Rasta bazaar, Sheitan bazaar, Palace of the Karabakh Khan, Palace of Ibrahimhalil khan, Palace of Karaboyuk khanum, Palace of Mukhammedgasan agha, house of Khurshidbanu Natavan, house of the Mehmandarovs, house of the Hajibeyovs, house of the Zohrabbekovs, house of the Safarbekovs, house of the Faramazovs, house of the Beybutovs, house of the Gadimovs, houses of Mir Mohsun Navvab, Asad bey, Jafargulu agha, Abdurrahim bey Hagverdiyev, Yusif Vezir Chemenzaminli, Sadygjan, Seyid Shushinsky, Bulbul, Firudin bey Kocharli, Kechachi oglu Muhammad, Suleiman Sani Akhundov, Geray Asadov, Jabbar Garyagdioglu, Suleiman Vezirov, Najaf bey Vezirov, Khanlyk caravanserai, Kazan Cathedral, Church of St. John the Baptist, Church of the Mother of God, Maiden Monastery, Upper and Lower Gevhar Agha mosques, Haji Yusifli mosque, Saatli Mosque, Malybeyli Mosque, Julfalar Mosque, Chukhur Mahalla mosque, Chol Gala mosque, Kocharli mosque, Mamay mosque, Mardinli mosque, Guyulug mosque, Seyidli mosque, Khoja Marjanli mosque, Malbeyli bathouse etc.	[14]
14	Yuxari-bash historical and architectural reserve		Includes: Nukha fortress, Palace of Shaki Khans, Shakikhanovs house, Lower and Upper caravanserais, Khan mosque, Juma mosque, Omar Efendi mosque, Gilakhli mosque, Imam Ali mosque, Agvan bath, etc.	[15]
15	Basgal historical and cultural reserve		Includes: two monuments of local significance.	[16]
16	Lahij historical and cultural reserve		Includes: 93 monuments of local significance.	[16]
17	Kish historical and cultural reserve		Includes: Necropolis.	[citation needed]
18	Ordubad historical and cultural reserve		Includes: Yuxari Ailis Church, St. Thomas Church, Juma mosque, Meiramcha, Yetim, Dilber, Mingis, Gyrkhayag mosques, Ashagi and Yuxari Ambaras, Angam mosque, Eyvaz and Der mausoleums.	[17]
19	Zagatala historical and cultural reserve		Includes: 19 monuments of local significance.	[9]
20	Gabala historical and cultural reserve		The area of the reserve consists of three parts: ancient town, Salbir and Gala. There is an archaeological centre functioning in the reserve.	[18]
21	Avey historical and cultural reserve		Includes the Damjili cave.	[19]
22	Ilisu historical and cultural reserve		Includes: Ulu bridge, Juma mosque, Sumug fortress, Shamilgala (Galacha) fortress, Jinli-gala fortress, Ram-rama waterfall.	[20]
23	Gamigaya historical and artistic reserve		Includes petroglyphs.	[21]
24	Khanegah of Pir Huseyn historical and architectural reserve		Includes: a mosque with a minaret, a complex surrounded by fortress walls, etc.	[citation needed]
25	"The Palace of Shirvanshahs" state historical and architectural reserve-museum		Includes: the Palace of Shirvanshahs, Divankhana, Keykubad Mosque, tomb of Seyid Yahya Bakuvi, Murad's Gates, Shah's mosque, tomb of the Shirvanshahs, bathhouses.	[22]
26	"Medieval town of Aghsu" state historical and cultural reserve		Includes the medieval town of Aghsu.	[6]
27	Guba Genocide Memorial Complex		Includes a complex of remains of the victims of the March genocide of 1918.	[21]
28	Arpachay historical and cultural reserve		Includes: Oglangala, Gazma cave, Akhurin necropolis etc.	[21]
29	"Besh barmag Mountain" state historical, cultural and nature reserve	June 8, 2020	Includes: Besh Barmag Mountain and the Pir Khidir Zinda.	[23][24]

See also

• Azerbaijan portal

• State reserves of Azerbaijan