Heritage · secular-building intact
Palace of the Sheki Khans
Şəki Xan Sarayı.
Sheki · Azerbaijani heritage
· built 1762
Eighteenth-century summer residence of the Sheki khans, in the highland Azerbaijani town of Sheki (Nukha). One of the masterpieces of Caucasian Islamic painted decoration, with extensive shebeke (lattice glazing) windows. UNESCO World Heritage Site 2019 as part of the Historic Centre of Sheki ensemble.
Eighteenth-century summer residence of the Sheki khans, in the highland Azerbaijani town of Sheki (Nukha). One of the masterpieces of Caucasian Islamic painted decoration, with extensive shebeke (lattice glazing) windows. UNESCO World Heritage Site 2019 as part of the Historic Centre of Sheki ensemble.