Shamakhi
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Shamakhi is a city in Azerbaijan and the administrative centre of the Shamakhi District. The city's estimated population as of 2010 was 31,704. It is famous for its traditional dancers, and also for p
Montage of Şamaxı 2019
1683 illustration of Shamakhi by Engelbert Kaempfer (published 1734)
Yeddi Gumbez Mausoleum
Mausoleum of Shakhandan, brother of famous Azeri poet Nasimi. Built in the 17th century.
Juma Mosque, Shamakhi
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The Juma Mosque of Shamakhi, is a mosque in the city of Shamakhi, Azerbaijan.
Shamakhi
…capital of Shirvan and one of the key towns on the Silk Road. The only building to have survived eight of the eleven earthquakes is the landmark Juma Mosque of Shamakhi, built in the 8th century. Shamakhi was in antiquity part of successive Persian empires and was first mentioned as Kamachia by the ancient Greco-Roman…
The mosque in 2016
Panoramic night view
Frontal view of the main building of the mosque.
Lateral view.