Shamakhi
Şamaxı | |
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City | |
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  Shamakhi | |
| Coordinates: 40°37′49″N 48°38′29″E / 40.63028°N 48.64139°E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| District | Shamakhi |
| Area | |
• Total | 6 km2 (2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 709 m (2,326 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 31,704 |
| • Density | 5,300/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
| Area code | +994 2026 |
Shamakhi (Azerbaijani: Şamaxı, pronounced [ʃɑmɑˈxɯ]) is a city in Azerbaijan and the administrative centre of the Shamakhi District. The city's estimated population as of 2010[update] was 31,704.[1] It is famous for its traditional dancers, the Shamakhi Dancers, and also for perhaps giving its name to the Soumak rugs.[2]
Eleven major earthquakes have rocked Shamakhi but through multiple reconstructions, it maintained its role as the economic and administrative capital of Shirvan and one of the key towns on the Silk Road. The only building to have survived eight of the eleven earthquakes is the landmark Juma Mosque of Shamakhi, built in the 8th century.
- ^ Archived 6 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine[dead link]
- ^ "Soumac". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.