Armenia
Syunik Province
Sisian Municipality

Shaki

Shaki is a village in the of the in , located to the north of . The village's Holy Mother of God Church was opened in 2003. The is located near the village.
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  • Type: Village with 1,110 residents
  • Description: village in Syunik Province of Armenia
  • Also known as: “Shaki, Armenia” and “Shaqi”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shaki Waterfall and Zorats Karer.

Waterfall
Photo: Hayk Barseghyan Photographer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a waterfall in , with a height of 18 m. It is located in . The is situated 6 km from the town of .

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Carahunge, also known as , Dik-Dik Karer, Tsits Karer and Karenish, is a prehistoric archaeological site near the town of in the of . is situated 3 km southeast of Shaki.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ishkhanasar and Angeghakot.

Village
is a village in the of the in . The village is located close to the border, which until 2020 was controlled by the Armenian Republic of Artsakh. is situated 3½ km east of Shaki.

Village
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is a village in the of the in . A large reservoir, the Reservoir, spanning more than the entire length of the village lies to the south. is situated 5 km west of Shaki.

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is a city in , in Syunik region. It is a good base to visit multiple attractions in the area such as the Ughtasar mountain, and the thousands of petroglyphs on top, the monastery of Vorotnavank, Tolors reservoir and the church inside it, Zorats Karer, Shaki waterfall and others.

Shaki

Latitude
39.56401° or 39° 33′ 50″ north
Longitude
45.99754° or 45° 59′ 51″ east
Population
1,110
Elevation
1,718 metres (5,636 feet)
Open location code
8HF7HX7X+J2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 928427651
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
174780
Wiki­data ID
Q640539
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Shaki” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Shak’i”
  • Armenian: “Shaqi”
  • Armenian: “Շաքի”
  • Azerbaijani: “Şəki”
  • Chechen: “Шаки”
  • Chinese: “Shaki”
  • Dutch: “Shaki”
  • French: “Shaki”
  • Georgian: “შაქი (სომხეთი)”
  • Georgian: “შაქი”
  • Italian: “Shaki”
  • Malay: “Shaki, Armenia”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Shaki”
  • Persian: “شاکی، ارمنستان”
  • Polish: “Szaki”
  • Russian: “Шаки”
  • Scots: “Shaki, Armenie”
  • Scots: “Shaki”
  • Spanish: “Shaki”
  • Swedish: “Sjaki”
  • Turkish: “Şaki”
  • Turkish: “Shaki”
  • Vietnamese: “Shaki, Syunik”
  • Vietnamese: “Shaki”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Shaki”. Photo: Armineaghayan, CC BY-SA 3.0.