In 1606 the Iranian Shah Abbas I has attacked Ganja and invaded it. After difficult fights the angry Shah burnt out the city and the destroyed the city. At 8 km to the southwest on the left side of the Ganja river he gave an order on the construction of a new city. The new city was under construction under the project of the architect Sheikh Baahaddin Mahammad Amilin. In spite of the name and for the Shah on renaming the city on Abbasabad the population of Ganja did not accept this name and for short time Ganja again carried the name. Again constructed under the project of the architect sheikh Baahaddin and reached our times, nowadays as the first town constructed monuments are considered “Juma mosque”, “Karvansaray”, “Chokak” a bath guarded and kept today as a memory from those times.
In this page you will familiarize with monuments moved from “Old Ganja” environmental times up to 1804 and reached up to our times, as the monuments up to these times are connected with the east architectural constructions. In 1804 a heroic death of Ganja khan Dshavad  against the armies of Imperial Russia, puts the beginning of new epoch of Ganja got under occupation of Imperial Russia. About it we  inform you in the following page. Now we shall acquaint you with the page prepared by us.

Fortification. XVI century it is located on the northern part of “Khan bagi”. The garnison fortress constructed in 1588 by one of the commanders of Osmanli Turkish of armies Farkhad a monument which reached our times. In connection with a strategic position of a fortress Shah Abbas I defined the territory of Ganja . A picture from the left side of the external side of a fortress. A picture from the right side of the internal side of a fortress.

Khan bagi .XVII century. With the territory of 1000 ha this garden reached our times of 4 ha.  For Ganja population this garden is the most favorite place for the rest. From the Ataturk street, from the north Ayna Sultanova street, from the south Ashrafzade, and from the west the street of Ozan is surrounded.

Juma (Shah Abbas) mosque. XVII century. The mosque was under construction in 1606 under the project of Sheikh Baahaddin Mahammad Amilin mosque. At the present moment the mosque serves to Ganja people and in 2006 it will markets, 400^th anniversary. It is in the city center and it is considered as one of the main components. A picture from the left side the southern side of the mosque with the picture from the right side a view of the mosque from the western side.

Bath “Chokak”.XVII century. Was under the construction of the project of Sheikh Bahaddin. Located in the east western direction from Juma mosque on the distance of 50 m. The figure from the left side of the southern side of the bath, the figure from the right side is a view of the northern part. It is in use of the center of the applied art.

Carvansarai “Shah Abbas”. XVII century. The 2-nd floor of Carvansarai burnt on the part Armenians, was restored again. It was constructed under the project of Sheikh Baahaddin. At present it is in use of the Ganja State Humanitarian college located in the street of A.Guseynzade 61. The figure on the left side of the east-west side the figure of the right side the west-east side of Carvansarai.

Mosque “Zerrabi”. XVII century. It was the mosque of the inhabited quarter of handicraftsmen making jewels. At present it is in use of the theatre of poetry Nizami. It is in the street of Zerrabi.

Pair towers (Gosha minarets). Constructed in 1796. The rooms taking place under the towers were added in 1853. At present it is in use of mosque “Juma”.

The Albanian Church. XVII century. At present it is in use of Mekhseti turks. It is in the Ganja street, 9^th lane. The figure from the left side the east western side, the figure of the right side is a forward view of an the entrance.

Mosque “Ozan”. It is constructed in 1786 year. The mosque of the inhabited quarter of national masters of Ozan. In 1920 at the moment of conquering Ganja by bolsheviks because of the battles in the city, escaped and hidden in the mosque 500 people of old men, women and children were burnt alive by the Armenian separatists. This mosque is a historical witness of the Armenian genocide against Azerbaijan. Ashes of the burnt people was buried inside the mosque. It is located in the street Ozan.

The building of khanate office. XVIII century. Here lived taught a well-known Georgian writer Baratashvili during Imperial Russia. At present it is a house museum of Baratashvili. It is in the street M. A. Abbaszade.

The Albanian church. XVIII century. Because of the use of the church in 1863 by Armenians, in a room of the central entrance and on the roof bell towers were established. At present it is in use of the Ganja State Philharmonic chamber orchestra. It is in the street of M. A. Abbaszade. The figure is from the left side. From the right is a forward view.

Vaulted yard gate. XVIII century. It is a private manor is located in the street Shaddadilar 182.

Entrance vaulted gate in cemetery “Imamzade”. XVIII century. After repairing in 1993 the dome on the gate become larger. In the northern part of the Ancient Ganja fortresses, on the right side of the river Ganja.

The flag of Ganja khanate. XVIII century.

The tomb of the last khan of Ganja Javad khan. 1804 year. Battling up to the last drop of blood against Imperial Russia a tomb of heroically perished Javad khan was destroyed during the Soviet authority. But thankful of Ganja People, not being afraid in any way Dangers, collected his bones and hid them. In 1990 during people movement is Azerbaijan against the Soviet authority, tomb of Javad khan was restored on he former place. The tomb is in the yard of the mosque “Juma”.

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