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Ganja Khanate The Ganja Khanate ( fa, خانات گنجه, translit=Khānāt-e Ganjeh, az, گنجه خنليغى, translit=Gəncə xanlığı, ) was a semi-independent Caucasian khanate that was established in Afsharid Iran and existed in the territory of ...

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. The remaining ruins were demolished in 1974 and the Baku Cinema now occupies the palace site.

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of the last ruler of Ganja, Javad Khan was erected nearby.

History

According to written sources, the palace of Javad Khan was built two centuries ago at current location of «Baku» cinema in Ganja. There were entrances to the underground roads of Ganja. Through these roads it was possible to get to the nearby Chorak-hamam and Juma-mosque (Shah-Abbas mosque).Tarixin qaranlıq məqamlarına işıq salan yeraltı yollar
// Газета «Культура» (Mədəniyyət). 7 July 2010. In December 1803, on the eve of the assault on Ganja by Russian troops, the palace covered an area of about 233,8 square meters.Бобровский П. О. Исторiя 13-го Лейбъ-Гренадерскаго Эриванскаго Его Величества полка за 250 лѣтъ. Часть третья. — СПб., 1893. — p. 209. — 393 pages. A photograph of the ruins of the Khan's palace is given in A. Salamzade, E. Avalov and R. Salayev's book "The Problems of Protection and Restoration of Historical Cities of Azerbaijan" (Baku, 1979).А. В. Саламзаде, Э. В. Авалов и Р. Д. Салаев. Проблемы сохранения и реконструкции исторических городов Азербайджана / Под ред М. А. Усейнова. — Б.: Элм, 1979. — p. 125.

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