explorethe Nakhchivan Khans’ Palace
While in Nakhchivan City, history lovers shouldn’t miss visiting the Nakhchivan Khans’ Palace, whose exquisite Oriental style blends almost seamlessly into the region’s orange-hued terrain. Between the mid-18th century and the early 20th century, the building was the residence of the rulers of the Nakhchivan Khanate, one of many small independent statelets to appear in the Caucasus and Iran following the death of Nadir Shah in 1747. The palace formerly served as a carpet museum. Since 2010, the palace’s three richly ornamented floors, featuring “shebeke” stained glass windows, have housed a museum dedicated to this fascinating period of Azerbaijani history.
