Things to do in Shushi

1. Janapar Trail

   • Shushi, Azerbaijan
   • Activities › Hiking

   Dedicated hikers may want to consider crossing Karabakh on foot, taking advantage of a newly marked path that stretches from Hadrut in the south to Kelbajar region in the north. The 190km-long Janapar Trail is marked with blue signs that depict a yellow footprint.

   Starting from Hadrut, the trail continues to Togh, Gtchavank, the Azokh cave, Karmir Shuka, the Skhtorashen giant plane tree, Avetaranots, Mkhitarashen, Karintak, Shushi, Stepanakert, Aygestan, Ptretsik, Kachaghakaberd, Kolatak, Gandzasar, Vaghuhas and Dadivank. If you have permission to enter Kelbajar, you can follow the trail to the hot springs at Zuar and finally Nor Manashid.

   The entire route takes 14 days,…

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2. golf course

   • Shushi, Azerbaijan
   • Activities › Golf

   Jerderduz, a grazing land for horses, is 1km south of the mosque on the edge of a beautiful gorge. The little red flags sticking out of the field do not denote the location of landmines - these are actually holes on a Karabakh's only golf course , contact Hrachick Haritiounian. One of the most surreal sights in Karabakh occurs every second morning in summer when an 86-year old Belgian doctor named John Malcolm comes here to play a round of golf.

   He welcomes golf partners, but note that only right-handed clubs are available.

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3. medieval wall

   • Shushi, Azerbaijan
   • Sights › War

   A fine medieval wall protects the eastern ramparts of the town - you'll see it on the left as you approach the town from the highway. The fortress was built in 1750 by Panah Khan. The Azeri army used the town heights to fire barrages of Grad missiles down onto Stepanakert and surrounding villages. It was conquered by a stunning night assault up the cliffs on 8-9 May 1992, a crucial turning point in the conflict.

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4. Russian church

   • Shushi, Azerbaijan
   • Sights › Religious, spiritual

   Near the Shushi Municipality building are several old buildings, including a one-time Russian church that was later converted into a cinema.

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5. Homek Restaurant

   • Shushi, Azerbaijan
   • Restaurants › Eastern european

   Homek RestaurantKhoravats (barbecued food) place located across from the taxi stand.

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7. Ghazanchetsots Cathedral

   • Shushi, Azerbaijan
   • Sights › Religious, spiritual

   The centre of town has the restored Ghazanchetsots Cathedral, the obvious white church near the Hotel Shoushi.

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8. residence of the Panah Khan

   • Shushi, Azerbaijan
   • Sights › Architectural, cultural

   Near the Shushi Municipality building are several old buildings, including the residence of the Panah Khan .

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9. mosque

   • Shushi, Azerbaijan
   • Sights › Religious, spiritual

   Down the hill, in the older part of town, is a damaged mosque that is slowly being restored.

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10. museum

    • Shushi, Azerbaijan
    • Sights › Museum

    The museum, about 350m south of the mosque, was under renovation when we visited.

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11. Kanach Zham

    • Shushi, Azerbaijan
    • Sights › Religious, spiritual

    The 1818 Kanach Zham stands up the hill.

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