Heritage · shrine intact
Imamzadeh Complex, Ganja
Goy Imam ("Blue Mausoleum").
Ganja · Azerbaijani heritage
· built 14th c.
Pilgrimage complex around the tomb of Mohammad ibn Ja'far al-Sadiq, descendant of the fifth Shia imam, north of Ganja. The principal Shia pilgrimage site of central Azerbaijan; covered in distinctive blue-glazed brickwork (the "Goy Imam"). Restored and expanded under the post-1991 Azerbaijani state.
Pilgrimage complex around the tomb of Mohammad ibn Ja'far al-Sadiq, descendant of the fifth Shia imam, north of Ganja. The principal Shia pilgrimage site of central Azerbaijan; covered in distinctive blue-glazed brickwork (the "Goy Imam"). Restored and expanded under the post-1991 Azerbaijani state.