Baqcheh Jooq Palace

Baqcheh Jooq Palace or Kakh Muzeh Maku, is currently a museum.

Baqcheh Jooq Palace is a palace located between the border towns of Maku and Bazargan in West Azarbaijan.

It is situated in a vast garden covering about 11 hectares (27 acres). This palace was built at the end of Qajar dynasty under the orders of Iqbal-ol-Saltaneh Makui, one of the commanders of Mozafaredin Shah.

Being located on the main transit road between Turkey and Europe, it is visited by thousand of tourists annually.

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