Azerbaijan - the Country of Fires
Shamakhi, Azerbaijan
Only 130 km separates Baku from one of the most ancient and most interesting cities of the country - Shamakhi. In the 9th - 16th centuries this city was the capital of Shirvan and the residence Shirvan Dynasty (before it was moved to Baku). Standing on the crossing point of caravans routes it was one of the largest centers of commerce and crafts in the Near East.
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