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Where the Silk Road's greatest poet found his voice
Ganja sits in western Azerbaijan with the Caucasus mountains at its back, a city that has outlasted a dozen empires. The Sassanids held it, the Seljuks transformed it, and the Safavids left their mark in the 17th-century Shah Abbas Caravanserai, whose barrel-vaulted brick corridors once sheltered merchants carrying silk and spices between Asia and Europe.
The city's greatest export was always ideas.
Nizami Ganjavi was born here around 1141 and spent his life within the city's walls, composing five epic poems that reshaped Persian literature. His Khamsa cycle gave the world the story of Leyla and Majnun centuries before Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet. The mausoleum built in his honor draws visitors who come to pay respects to a poet who never left his hometown but filled the world.
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Before you walk.
English is not widely spoken outside hotels and tourist sites. Azerbaijani is the primary language, and Russian is understood by many older residents. Learning a few basic Azerbaijani phrases goes a long way with locals.
Spring (April to June) and autumn (September to October) offer the most pleasant temperatures for walking, with mild days and cool evenings. Summer can be hot, with temperatures regularly exceeding 35 degrees Celsius.
Piti, a slow-cooked lamb and chickpea stew served in individual clay pots, is a regional specialty worth seeking out. Fresh pomegranate juice, sold by street vendors, is another local staple, as the surrounding region is famous for its pomegranate orchards.
The most comfortable option is the Baku-Ganja train, which takes around five hours. Shared taxis (marshrutkas) are faster but more crowded. The journey covers about 375 kilometres across the flat Kura-Araks lowlands.
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