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Azerbaijan24 Sheki3

Sheki is one of the most famous and ancient places of Azerbaijan. Situated 700 m above sea level like an amphitheatre surrounded by the mountains and forests of oak trees, this ancient city was long famed as a silk centre and an important stop on the Great Silk Route

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Azerbaijan24 Sheki3

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  1. Azerbaijan 24 Sheki 3

  2. Shaki is situated in northern Azerbaijan on the southern part of the Greater Caucasus mountain range, 325 km from Baku. The population is 63,000. According to the Azerbaijani historians, the name of the town goes back to the ethnonym of the Sakas (Scythians, a large group of Eastern Iranian nomadic tribes on the Eurasian Steppe), who reached the territory of modern day Azerbaijan in the 7th century BC and populated it for several centuries

  3. Sheki Palace hotel

  4. Sheki Palace hotel

  5. Sheki Palace hotel

  6. Sheki Palace hotel

  7. During its history, the town saw devastation many times and because of that, the oldest historic and architectural monuments currently preserved are dated to only the 16th-19th centuries. 

  8. Shops in Sheki

  9. In pop culture, probably the most famous feature of Shakinians are their nice sense of humour and comic tales. Shaki's comic tales hero Hacı dayı (Uncle Haji) is the subject of nearly all jokes in the area

  10. Elegant Silver Jewelry

  11. The region of Sheki, in Azerbaijan has been trading silk along the silk route for centuries. Prized for its quality, it has been traded for glass in Murano, Italy and has been used by Yves Saint Laurent in Paris. Artist Kelagayis are handmade by artisans in Sheki using natural local silk. Using patterns that have been carved out of wood the design is manually put on the silk and dyed using natural dyes.

  12. Wood textile print blocks, wooden stamps and stencils for use in impressing, stamping or printing textiles

  13. During 1850-70, Shaki became international silk production centre. More than 200 European companies opened offices in the city, while silkworms to the tune of 3 million roubles were sold to them in a year

  14. Kelagayi

  15. Sheki Omer Efendi mosque (XIX)

  16. Shaki has always played a central role in Azerbaijani art and more generally in the art and architecture of Azerbaijan. Under the name of Nukha, the city is the scene of much of the action in Brecht's play The Caucasian Chalk Circle

  17. Azerbaijan Museum of applied art

  18. The city is home of annual Mugham Festival and Silk Road International Music Festival.

  19. Eurovision

  20. Eurovision

  21. Sheki (or Shaki) is one of the most interesting ancient cities of Azerbaijan, famous of its own sweet Pakhlava (or Pahlava), which made of rice flour (rice powder), nuts and sugar-honey syrup

  22. Text: Internet Pictures: Sanda Foişoreanu & Internet All  copyrights  belong to their  respective owners Presentation: Sanda Foişoreanu www.slideshare.net/michaelasanda https://ma-planete.com/michaelasanda 2015 Sound: Alim Qasimov Ensemble - The Legendary Art of Mugham - Mugham Shour

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