Azerbaijan
Sheki Region
Sheki

Shaki Museum of History and Local Lore

The Shaki Museum of History and Local Lore is a museum located in Sheki city of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The museum is named after the Azerbaijani pedagogue, writer and ethnographer Rashid Bey Efendiyev.
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Photo: Rəcəb Yaxşı, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Sheki, Azerbaijan
  • Also known as: “Sheki Historical and Local History Museum”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shaki Khan Palace and Upper Caravanserai.

Photo: Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Palace of Shaki Khans in , northwestern , is a historic monument that once served as the summer residence of the Shaki khans. It was constructed in 1797 under the rule of Muhammad Husayn Khan Mushtaq. is situated 170 metres northeast of Shaki Museum of History and Local Lore.

Photo: Gilad.rom, CC BY 2.5.
The is a historical monument in , . A part of the building is now used as a hotel. is situated 340 metres southwest of Shaki Museum of History and Local Lore.

Mosque
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The is a located in the city of , . is situated 280 metres southwest of Shaki Museum of History and Local Lore.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kish.

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Kiş is a village and municipality in the Shaki Rayon of . It is about 5 km north of . It has a population of 6,244.

Shaki Museum of History and Local Lore

Latitude
41.20372° or 41° 12′ 13″ north
Longitude
47.19573° or 47° 11′ 45″ east
Open location code
8HH9653W+F7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6010366988
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q47536155
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Russian—“Shaki Museum of History and Local Lore” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “متحف شكي للتاريخ والتراث المحلي”
  • Armenian: “Շեքիի պատմության թանգարան”
  • Azerbaijani: “Şəki Tarix-Diyarşünasliq Muzeyi”
  • Azerbaijani: “Şəki Tarix-Diyarşünaslıq Muzeyi”
  • Georgian: “შაქის ისტორიულ-ეთნოგრაფიული მუზეუმი”
  • Polish: “Muzeum Regionalne”
  • Russian: “Шекинский историко-краеведческий музей”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sheki State Art Gallery and Three Saints Church in Sheki Fortress.

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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 Museum of History and Local Lore”. Photo: Rəcəb Yaxşı, CC BY-SA 4.0.