Shaki, Azerbaijan
| Sheki Şəki |
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| Coordinates: 41°11′31″N 47°10′14″E / 41.19194°N 47.17056°E | |||
| Kintra | Azerbaijan | ||
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| - Heid o the Executive Pouer | Murad Cabbarli | ||
| Hicht[1] | 545 m (1,788 ft) | ||
| Indwallers (2008)[2] | |||
| - Tot | 65,045 | ||
| Time zone | AZT (UTC+4) | ||
| - Simmer (DST) | AZT (UTC+5) | ||
| Wabsteid | sheki-ih.gov.az | ||
Shaki (Azerbaijani: Şəki; until 1968 Nukha, Nuxa; an aw, Nucha, Noukha, Shäki, an Sheki) is a ceety in northwastren Azerbaijan, in the rayon o the same name.
Shaki is situatit in northren Azerbaijan on the soothren pairt o the Greater Caucasus muntain range, 325 km (202 mi) frae Baku. The population o Shaki is 63,000.
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Etymology [edit]
Accordin tae the Azerbaijani historians, the name o the toun goes back tae the ethnonym o the Sakas, who reached the territory o modren day Azerbaijan in the 7t century B.C. an populatit it for several centuries.[3] In the medieval sources, the name o the toun is foond in various forms such as Sheke, Sheki, Shaka, Shakki, Shakne, Shaken, Shakkan, Shekin.
Geography an climate [edit]
Shaki is surroondit bi snawy peaks o the Greater Caucasus, in some places reachin 3000–3600 m. Shaki's climate includes a range o cyclones an anticyclones, air masses an local winds. The average annual temperatur in Sheki is 12 °C. In Juin an August, average temperatur varies atween 20 an 25 °C.
The muntain forests aroond the aurie prevent the ceety frae floods an owerheatin o the aurie durin summer. The main rivers o the ceety are the Kish an Gurjhana. Durin the Soviet rule o Azerbaijan, mony ascendit tae Shaki tae bathe in its prestigious mineral springs.
Internaitional relations [edit]
Twin touns — Sister ceeties [edit]
References [edit]
- ↑ Shaki, Azerbaijan Page. Retrieved on 3 Julie 2008. .
- ↑ World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan – World-Gazetteer.com
- ↑ Narinqala: Shaki's History. Retrieved on 6 Dizember 2010. .
Freemit airtins [edit]
- Shaki (as Şəki) at GEOnet Names Server
- Azerbaijan Development Gateway - Sheki
- Shaki travel guide bi Wikitravel
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