Ganja is one of the oldest and currently the second largest city of Azerbaijan. Ganja's significance as a trade and cultural center in Azerbaijan starts from the 10th century, in which silk production and trade played a pivotal role. The city's strategic location along trade routes, including the Silk Road, facilitated the exchange of goods, including silk, between East and West. Ganja's embrace of sericulture fueled its economic growth, with local artisans excelling in producing high-quality silk fabrics. The region's favorable climate, rich resources, and skilled craftsmen contributed to Ganja's reputation as a silk production and trading hub. Over time, Ganja's economic prosperity led to the construction of fortresses, palaces, and caravanserais. 

Today, Ganja stands as a custodian of several monuments that bear witness to the legacy of the Silk Roads. Among these, Nizami Ganjavi's mausoleum serves as a memorial to an author and thinker who immortalized some of the most important legends of the Middle Ages. Nizami's profound connection to the Silk Roads is vividly portrayed in his masterpiece, “Seven Beauties,” in which he allegorically depicts the lands situated along these ancient trade routes. Nizami's poems have inspired numerous literary and musical compositions. Notably, the tale of the Chinese beauty from “Seven Beauties” has found its place in the renowned opera “Turandot” by G. Puccini, where the Russian princess narrates the story of Turan Dokht, a name frequently invoked in Iranian poetry to refer to Central Asian princesses.

Other monuments include Shah Abbas caravanserai of the 17th century (Interestingly, a network of Shah Abbas caravanserais has emerged in different parts of Azerbaijan, as well as Afghanistan, in Khorasan, Mashhad, Tabriz, Ganja and other cities. Chokak hammam and Juma mosque of Ganja also belong to this caravanserai complex), Ughurlu Khan caravanserai from 1663-1664 with its gardens, Imamzade tomb and complex – is an important architectural and historical-epigraphic monument and a place of pilgrimage, and others.