Palace of Shaki Khans

Palace of Shaki Khans
Şəki xan sarayı (Azerbaijani)
Map location and basic information
Map
Alternative namesShaki Khan Palace
General information
LocationShaki, Azerbaijan
Coordinates41°12′16″N 47°11′51.2″E / 41.20444°N 47.197556°E / 41.20444; 47.197556
Construction started1789/1790[1]
Completed1797
Height10 metres (33 ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Abbasgulu (presumably)[2]
Official nameHistoric Centre of Sheki with the Khan’s Palace
CriteriaCultural: (ii), (v)
Reference1549
Inscription2019 (43rd Session)
Area120.5 ha
Buffer zone146 ha
Interior of the Consultation Room

The Palace of Shaki Khans (Azerbaijani: Şəki xanlarının sarayı) in Shaki, Azerbaijan, was a summer residence for the Shaki khans. It was built in 1797 by Muhammad Husayn Khan Mushtaq. The palace was intended to house the khans who were in charge of controlling Shaki, as viceroys of the ruling Zand and later Qajar Persian dynasties around 1750 until the time when these territories were annexed by the Russian Empire per the treaty of Gulistan in 1813 after the Russo-Persian War (1804–1813).

The Palace of Shaki Khans was nominated for List of World Heritage Sites, UNESCO in 1998 by Gulnara Mehmandarova[3]—president of Azerbaijan Committee of ICOMOS—International Council on Monuments and Sites.

On 7 July 2019, the Historic Centre of Shaki with the Khan's Palace was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[4]

  1. ^ Adalat Tahirzade.,23
  2. ^ Azerbaijan Soviet Encyclopedia (1987), vol. 10, p. 502
  3. ^ "Sheki, the Khan's Palace". Официальный сайт ЮНЕСКО. 2001. Archived from the original on 2012-08-07.
  4. ^ "Six cultural sites added to UNESCO's World Heritage List". UNESCO. 7 July 2019.