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Sheki a old settlement from 7 th century and a historical town in the silk route and situated 325 km North west of the capital of Azerbaizan Baku . This is a UNESCO World heritage site specially this khanate place of the 18 th century . Some of the tourist places of Sheki are the khanade palace , caravansarai , silk factory and the old Albanian church of Kish any many more .This city is situated in the Caucasian mountain region . Some tourist also come here for Hiking .

First it was under the Albanian kingdom then it was annexed by the persian kingdom and later a independent kingdom of khan ruled this land in the 18 th century and in this this this famous palace was build . After that in 19 th century it was again annexed by the Russian empire and after the breakdown of the soviet Prussia it got independence in 1991 . After that it is governed by a secular government .

sheki xan sarayi or khan palace :

Khan palace is one of the most important place and a UNESCO World Heritage site in the city of Sheki . It is situated in a hill top under the castle of the Khanate of Sheki . They are an independent ruler in this area and this palace has been established by husain ali in the 18 th century

You can see beautiful wood carving glass work and the fresco in the inside wall of this palace . This is also the residence palace and for the Darbar. (where people in this region comes with their problem ).

It is opened between 9 am – 6 pm and between (1pm – 2 pm ) it is closed as the lunch break . The entry fees for the local is 2 manat and for foreigner 9 manna . If you take a guide then it is cost 3 mannat for the local people and 10 mannat for the foreigner people .

The house of craftsman of shake :

This is a market inside the castle where the local handicraft items are sold . Here you can see local woman sell caps woolen cloths and window frame where there is art of carpentary and colored glass . You can also see how they are making this items .

Azerbaizani bread — Azerbaijani bread inside the food museum

There is a museum of different food eaten by the Azerbaizani people . entry fees is just 1 mannat and inside this they make models of different types of ovens , breads and other popular food in Azerbaizan .