Panah Ali Khan’s Palace, 18th-century Khanate residence in Aghdam, Azerbaijan.

Panah Ali Khan's Palace, also called Imarat, consists of two one-storey buildings set perpendicular to each other. The main building groups vaulted rooms around a central hall of about 50 m² covered by an octagonal dome on trompes, topped by a lantern-shaped light and air vent. In front of the hall, a wide south-facing eivan is formed by a three-span arcade of pointed arches on large solid-stone columns.

Panah Ali Khan ordered the construction of this white-stone residence in the first half of the 18th century, in the early years after he returned from Khorasan in 1738 and began building the Karabakh Khanate. It was one of the first properties of the khan's family. The building later served as a stable during the Armenian occupation and as a shelter and defensive fortification during the Second Karabakh War. Restoration and archaeological research began in 2023, and President Ilham Aliyev attended the reopening of the Imarat Complex on 19 September 2024.

The building displays Persian architectural influence through its octagonal dome and traditional entrance porch design. These elements reflect the region's cultural connection to Persian building traditions.

The palace stands in Aghdam, next to the Imarat cemetery, the Javanshir family burial ground, where Panah Ali Khan's tomb and Khurshidbanu Natavan's grave monument are found. Restoration and archaeological work began in 2023, and the Imarat Complex was reopened on 19 September 2024, so expect a partly renewed site. Excavations recorded 213 Muslim graves and 59 fragments of stone monuments in the 6,000 sq m cemetery.

The city's name is tied to this building: Aghdam means "white house," referring to the white-stone residence Panah Ali Khan ordered built here, which long served as a landmark for villagers of the surrounding area. The Imarat cemetery beside the palace holds the tombs of the Javanshir line, including Panah Ali Khan's tomb and Khurshidbanu Natavan's grave monument.