Palace of Shaki Khans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Şəki xan sarayı (Azerbaijani) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Official name | Historic Centre of Sheki with the Khan’s Palace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Criteria | Cultural: (ii), (v) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reference | 1549 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inscription | 2019 (43rd Session) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Area | 120.5 ha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buffer zone | 146 ha |
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 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]