Naftalan Spa
- Location
- Naftalan, Ganja-Dashkesan, Azerbaijan
- Water type
- thermal
- Temperature
- 37 °C
- pH
- 7.3
Water profile
Soothing — neither hot nor cold, perfect balance.
Rich in trace elements — gentle on the skin.
Soft water — natural, classic buoyancy.
Naftalan Spa in the city of Naftalan in central Azerbaijan is a singular spa resort built around the world-unique experience of immersion in naphthenic crude oil — a naturally occurring petroleum that has formed the basis of a thermal tradition unique to this destination for over one hundred years. The traditional Naftalan experience consists of a series of short supervised bath sessions of no more than eight minutes each, overseen by resident spa staff, making Naftalan as much a singular wellness institution as a resort. The surreal and genuinely singular experience of lying in warm brown petroleum — immersed in a substance that fuels the modern industrial world — makes Naftalan a destination of absolute global uniqueness in the landscape of world thermal bathing traditions.