Naftalan is located 360 km from Baku and approximately 50 km from Ganja. The town stands on the banks of the Naftalan river, in the foothills of the northeast slope of the Small Caucasus.
The town is small, there is a little more than 9 thousand people. Nevertheless, the city is famous. In particular, because the medical oil is produced here - Naftalan.
It is said that this is generally the only similar place. Actually, the whole life of the town is spinning around it. The city can be called resort. In 1926, the resort of the same name was built here, earlier than Naftalan even received the status of the city. The whole charm of this naphthalan is that it is similar to industrial oil, but it does not have harmful vapors of gasoline and kerosene, and it can be used in all areas of medicine. Actually, it is good for the treatment of skin, nervous, urological and gynecological diseases, as well as the liver, joints and diseases of the musculoskeletal system.
Therefore, the main entertainment in the city is all related to health. In addition to the famous sanatorium "Naftalan" there is a complex "Miracle naphthalan", which can take up to 200 people. Another pretty famous sanatorium is called "Shafa". You can look into the Medical and Preventive Center "Chinar". And the biggest complex is "magic naphthalan" for 350 people. Accommodation in these sanatoriums costs from 40 to 80 dollars per day.
Different mud baths and naphthalan treatments (naphthalan lubricants with heating, for example).
If you find yourself in Naftalan, be sure to visit the world of the Museum of Crutches, where various crutches of different shapes and sizes are exhibited. The collection was formed thanks to those who came to the resort on the crutches, and then left them after the rest at the resort.