Nakhchivan 2018 – Capital City Of Islamic Culture

Nakhchivan,the historical and ancient city of Azerbaijan declared the capital of Islamic culture. The Mousoleum of Mumine Khatun is representative of the Nakhchivan architectural tradition of the medieval era.

Nakhchivan

Nakhchivan is famous for its places of religious worship. Each year ten thousands of people make pilgrimage to this place. This ancient oghuz land have 5000 years history.
The President of Azerbaijan signed an order to create Organizing Committee busy with making events in Nakhchivan in 2018. Nakhchivan with its 4500-5000 years history is the cradle of Eastern civilization and a popular trade,art,science and cultural center of South Caucasus. Many religious-cultural monuments,historical and architectural museums,fortresses, tombs have fascinated those who are interested in the ancient turkish land.This city is the capital of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic which is the autonomous state within the Republic of Azerbaijan. The population of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic is about 450 thousand and territory 5502,75 square kilometres.