A Shopaholic's Guide to Ganja

A City Made Of Bricks-Ganja is famous for its colourful markets and shopping centres. In this article, I will introduce to you a shopaholic's guide to Ganja. First of all, the souvenir shops in Ganja will be interesting for the all tourists, since in the 1970s, a porcelain factory was opened in the city. Their products are painted in Azerbaijani style and the paintings tell about the history of the republic and national heroes. Also in the city, you can buy excellent carpets and silk handkerchiefs, engraved dishes, jewellery and, of course, wines.

Ganja Mall

The shopping and entertainment centre "Ganja MALL" was opened in 2017, in the second biggest city of Azerbaijan - Ganja. This shopping centre provides many services to residents and visitors of the city. There are some electronic products, home appliances, furniture, perfumery and home accessories stores. The Ganja Mall also features shoes, clothes, children's wear, sports goods stores, and presents the products of famous brands from all around the world. A pharmacy, a bookshop, a variety of restaurants and a cinema are also available in the mall.

Khamsa Park

The 5-storey "Khamsa Park" Trade and Entertainment centre is located in the Nizami Street near the Flag Square. There are several brand shops in the building. The building features a Cinema, Children's Entertainment centre, many fast food restaurants and cafés, markets and parking.

Aura Park

The Aura Park Shopping and Entertainment centre, which meets the standards of the Ganja city, has been operating since 2013. It consists of 8 floors with a 25000 square meter area. The Aura Park is one of the Ganja's largest, most exclusive and most unique shopping and entertainment centres. Plenty of cafés and restaurants, brand shops and an entertainment centre for children are available seven days a week.

Ganja Bazaar

The "Ganja Bazaar" was built in the early 1950s. Every day thousands of Ganja residents and non-residents come here to trade agricultural products from the neighbouring areas and make their purchases here. It has a large selection of local products as well as seasonal fruits. The prices are slightly lower than in the Bazaars of Baku. Walking along its old trade rows, you can not only buy fresh and quality products, but also have a good laugh, listening to the speech of the locals and sellers. The sellers of the Ganja Bazaar, are very fond of the city's guests. They will tell them funny stories and make discounts for the tourists. Ganja** **is also famous for its fresh and hot tandir bread, which you can get in the Bazaar.

Along the central street of Ganja, there are small shops and boutiques where you can buy the goods from world-famous companies. From the tour of Ganja, many tourists will bring porcelain products decorated with traditional Azerbaijan ornaments, carpets, and embroidered silk handkerchiefs. I hope that you will find this shopaholic guide to Ganja helpful.