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Activity in Sheki, Azerbaijan

Sheki Khan's Palace

About 1 hourSheki, Azerbaijan
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  • Duration

    About 1 hour

  • Activity level

    Low

Highlights

  • Built in 1797 as a khan's summer residence
  • UNESCO World Heritage listed
  • Shebeke lattices assembled without nails or glue
  • Walls painted floor to ceiling
  • Set in the Caucasus foothills of Sheki

What's included

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Included in the activity

  • Palace entry

Not included

  • Hotel transfers
  • Guide
  • Other Sheki museums

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General Admission

Standard entry to Sheki Khan's Palace.

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About this experience

The Khan's Palace at Sheki was built in 1797 as a summer residence, and it is one of the few buildings of its kind still standing. It is UNESCO listed together with the historic centre of Sheki.

Its façade and upper rooms are filled with shebeke: lattices of thousands of hand-cut wood and coloured glass pieces assembled without nails or glue, held together only by the precision of the joinery. Inside, the walls are painted floor to ceiling with hunting scenes, battles and flowers. The building is small, so a visit is short and dense rather than long.

Know before you go

Good to know

  • The ticket office closes 13:00-14:00 for lunch
  • Photography inside the palace is restricted
  • The visit is short - the building is small but densely decorated
  • About 90 km from Gabala, roughly an hour each way
  • Snowy in winter
  • Usually paired with Gabala - either a day trip from Gabala or done en route back to Baku

What to bring

  • Photo ID
  • Camera (exterior courtyard only; photography prohibited inside)

Accessibility

  • Audio guide
  • 18th-century royal palace has historic narrow wooden stairs to protect delicate shebeke stained glass.

Health and safety

  • Photography and video strictly prohibited inside the state rooms to protect vegetable dyes.

Opening hours

  • Mon - Sun: 9 AM - 6 PM
  • Daily 09:00 to 18:00. Ticket office lunch recess between 13:00 and 14:00. 18th-century summer palace with original shebeke stained glass.

Where it is

Sheki

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