Naftalan is a city in Azerbaijan, surrounded by the district of Goranboy. It is located on an agricultural plain near the Lesser Caucasus Mountains. The word naftalan also means a petroleum product which can be obtained there.

It is the center of a unique petroleum industry, with a grade of oil referred to as "Naftalan".

There is a library in the city. There are 32711 copies of books in the book fund of the library. There are two Houses of Culture that are engaged in promoting national traditions, providing cultural services to the population. Also, there is Naftalan Museum and Music School. There are four parks in the city of Naftalan: "Heydar Aliyev", "Samed Vurgun", "Nariman Narimanov" and "Victory" parks.

The exhibits of the museum are crutches. There are crutches of different types and sizes here. The reason is that sometimes patients who use crutches come to sanatorium for the treatment. When the treatment is completed, they no longer need the crutches, so they leave them in Naftalan.