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Shaki, Azerbaijan

Coordinates:41°11′31″N47°10′14″E /41.19194°N 47.17056°E /41.19194; 47.17056

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Shaki Şəki
City

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Shaki Location of Shaki in Azerbaijan
Coordinates:41°11′31″N47°10′14″E /41.19194°N 47.17056°E /41.19194; 47.17056
Country	Azerbaijan
Region	Shaki-Zagatala
Government
• Governor	Elkhan Usubov
Area
• Total	9 km² (3 sq mi)
Elevation ^[1]	700 m (2,300 ft)
Population (2020)^[2]
• Total	68,400
• Density	7,600/km² (20,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+4 (AZT)
Postcode	5500
Website	sheki-ih.gov.az

Historic Centre of Sheki with the Khan’s Palace
UNESCO World Heritage Site

Criteria	Cultural: ii, v
Reference	1529
Inscription	2019 (43rdSession)
Area	120.5 ha
Buffer zone	146 ha

Shaki (Azerbaijani:Şəki) is a city in northwesternAzerbaijan, surrounded by thedistrict of the same name. It is located on the southern part of theGreater Caucasus mountain range,240 km (150 mi) fromBaku. As of 2020, it has a population of 68,400.^[2] The center of the city and thePalace of Shaki Khans were inscribed in theUNESCO World Heritage List in 2019 because of its unique architecture and its history as an important trading center along theSilk Road.^[3]

Geography

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Shaki is surrounded by snowy peaks of theGreater Caucasus, which in some places reaches 3000–3600 m. The average annual temperature in Shaki is 12 °C.

The mountain forests around the area prevent the city from floods and overheating of the area during summer. During the Soviet rule of Azerbaijan, many ascended to Shaki to bathe in its prestigiousmineral springs.

References

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↑"Shaki, Azerbaijan Page". Retrieved3 July 2008.
1 2"Əhalisi".sheki-ih.gov.az. Retrieved11 March 2021.
↑"Historic Centre of Sheki with the Khan's Palace".UNESCO World Heritage List. UNESCO. Retrieved14 March 2021.

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2013 Demographic statistics according to the administrative divisions,Azerbaijan State Statistics Committee

	Rank	Name	Economic regions	Pop.	Rank	Name	Economic regions	Pop.
Baku Sumgait	1	Baku	Absheron	2,150,800	11	Khachmaz	Guba-Khachmaz	64,800	Ganja Mingachevir
	2	Sumgait	Absheron	325,200	12	Agdam	Upper Karabakh	59,800
	3	Ganja	Ganja-Qazakh	323,000	13	Jalilabad	Lankaran	56,400
	4	Mingachevir	Aran	99,700	14	Khankandi	Upper Karabakh	55,100
	5	Lankaran	Lankaran	85,300	15	Agjabadi	Aran	46,900
	6	Shirvan	Aran	80,900	16	Shamakhi	Daglig-Shirvan	43,700
	7	Nakhchivan	Nakhchivan	78,300	17	Fuzuli	Upper Karabakh	42,000
	8	Shamkir	Ganja-Qazakh	69,600	18	Salyan	Aran	37,000
	9	Shaki	Shaki-Zaqatala	66,400	19	Barda	Aran	38,600
	10	Yevlakh	Aran	66,300	20	Neftchala	Aran	38,200

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