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Säki

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Şäki, city, Azerbaijan

Şäki or Sheki (both: shĕk`ē), city (1989 pop. 56,223), N Azerbaijan, on the southern slope of the Caucasus. It is a silk and manufacturing center in a district that grows fruit and rice. Until its annexation (1805) by Russia it was the capital of a khanate under Persian sovereignty. Şäki was formerly known as Nukha. The summer palace of the khan still stands outside the city.


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