Shaki, Azerbaijan facts for kids
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Sheki
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Central street in Shaki
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Country | Azerbaijan | |
Elevation | 545 m (1,788 ft) | |
Population
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• Total | 65,045 | |
Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (AZT) | |
Website | sheki-ih.gov.az |
Shaki (until 1968 Nukha; also, Nucha, Noukha, Shäki, and Sheki) is a city in northwestern Azerbaijan. It is in the Shaki Rayon.
Shaki is on the southern part of the Greater Caucasus mountain range. It is 325 km (202 mi) from Baku. The population of Shaki is 63,000.
Largest cities or towns in Azerbaijan
2013 Demographic statistics according to the administrative divisions, Azerbaijan State Statistics Committee |
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Rank | Name | Pop. |
1 | Baku | 2,150,800 |
2 | Sumqayit | 325,200 |
3 | Ganja | 323,000 |
4 | Mingachevir | 99,700 |
5 | Lankaran | 85,300 |
6 | Shirvan | 80,900 |
7 | Nakhchivan | 78,300 |
8 | Shamkir | 69,600 |
9 | Shaki | 66,400 |
10 | Yevlakh | 66,300 |
Images for kids
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Piti is type of food specific to Shaki
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Mirza Fatali Akhundov, founder of materialism and atheism movement in Azerbaijan and modern Iranian literature, as well as one of the forerunners of Iranian nationalism
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Mahammad Hasan Movlazadeh Shakavi, the first scholar who translated Quran into the Azerbaijani language.
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Fatali Khan Khoyski, the first Prime Minister of the independent Azerbaijan Democratic Republic.
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Sheki Caravanserai
See also
In Spanish: Shaki (Azerbaiyán) para niños
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