About Shamakhi
- Shamakhi, Azerbaijan
Sweeping views and inspiring poets
Shamakhi is one of Azerbaijan’s most historic cities and the birthplace of legendary Azerbaijani poets such as Sabir and Nesimi. Invaders and earthquakes have left little in the way of an old town but the city’s Juma Mosque was one of the first to be founded in the Caucasus and, in rebuilt form, is truly splendid. And across the valley Yeddi Gumbaz houses the tombs of Shamakhi’s last independent rulers.
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Shamakhi interesting facts
INTERESTING FACT #1
Then the capital of the legendary state of the Shirvanshahs , Shamakhi was destroyed by a terrible earthquake in 1192.
INTERESTING FACT #2
In the 19th century, the city was famous for its Shamakhi dancers , who were described in the memoirs of French writer Alexandre Dumas .
Shamakhi interesting facts
INTERESTING FACT #1
Then the capital of the legendary state of the Shirvanshahs , Shamakhi was destroyed by a terrible earthquake in 1192.
INTERESTING FACT #2
In the 19th century, the city was famous for its Shamakhi dancers , who were described in the memoirs of French writer Alexandre Dumas .