10 Places You Need to Visit in Azerbaijan

8. Momine Khatun Mausoleum

The Mausoleum of Momine Khatun is situated in Nakhchivan City and was nominated for the List of World Heritage Sites, UNESCO, in 1998. The structure was built by Ildegizid Atabeg Jahan Pahlawan in honor of his first wife, Mu’mine Khatun. Drawings of the site from the nineteenth century confirm that the mausoleum was just a part of a religious and educational complex which no longer exists. Also, the mausoleum is representative of the Nakhchivan architectural tradition of the medieval era, which was heavily influenced by the works of the Azerbaijani architect Adjemi ibn Kuseyir.