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Description: Sheki is a small and beautiful historic town located in Azerbaijan along the ancient Silk Road that will charm both your heart as well as your stomach. The city is well known for its local cuisine, and sweets. Once a whistle-stop on the fabled Silk Road that connected East and West, the small city of Sheki. Sheki was founded in the 8th century B.C. It was one of the biggest cities of the Albanian states in the 1st century. The main temple of the ancient Albanians was located there. The kingdom of Sheki was divided into 11 administrative provinces. Sheki was one of the important political and economic cities before the Arab invasion. But as a result of the invasion, Sheki was annexed to the third emirate. An independent Georgia principality, Hereti, was established in times when the Arab caliphate was weak. The city was also ruled by the Atabegs of Azerbaijan and the Khwarazmian Empire. Anchor: Muhammad Tayyab #Sheki #BeautifulCitySheki #ShekiAzerbaijan #HistoricalCities #Azerbaijan Follow Us on Facebook: facebook.com/urdupoint.network Follow Us on Twitter: twitter.com/DailyUrduPoint Follow Us on Instagram: instagram.com/urdupoint_com Visit Us on Web: urdupoint.com