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Vank

small town close to the monastery of Gandzasar, one of Karabakh's top attractions. Also known for a hotel in the shape of a boat with a zoo, and the wall of license plates.

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Azerbaijani town

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Göygöl National Park

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Tigranakert of Artsakh

It's a ruined Armenian city dating back to the Hellenistic period. It is one of the four former cities with the same name, named in honor of the Armenian king Tigranes the Great (95–55 BC). Town consisted of 3 parts: part with palaces was at the top, then - central quarter, and Acropolis - at the bottom, all together forming a little triangle.

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Agdam Mosque

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Askeran Fortress

Fortress was built by Panahi Khan in the 18th century to guard the approaches to Shushi, it was fortified with double walls. Its protective walls (2 m thick and 9 m height), entrance gate and tower are quite well preserved.

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Ghazanchetsots Cathedral

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Gandzasar monastery

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Shusha

city in Nagorno Karabakh

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Qaragöl

human settlement in Azerbaijan

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Naftalan

Naftalan is in Ganja Region.

There is a library in the city. There are 32711 copies of books in the book fund of the library. There are two Houses of Culture that are engaged in promoting national traditions, providing cultural services to the population. Also, there is Naftalan Museum and Music School. There are four parks in the city of Naftalan: "Heydar Aliyev", "Samed Vurgun", "Nariman Narimanov" and "Victory" parks.

Naftalan city is located 330 km west of Baku, 50 km from Ganja in the foothills of the Lesser Caucasus Mountains. It's located at an altitude of 225 m above sea level. The spring is warm, the winter is soft here. The average annual temperature is +14.8 degrees. The wind in Naftalan is mainly monsoon. The city's territory is 35.73 km.

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