Historic Centre of Sheki with the Khan’s Palace,Azerbaijan.

This heritage site is located at the foot of the Greater Caucasus Mountains and divided in two by the Gurjana River. While the older northern part is built on the mountain, its southern part extends into the river valley. Its historic center,rebuilt after the destruction of an earlier town by mud flows in the 18th century, is characterized by a traditional architectural ensemble of houses with high gabled roofs.The Khan Palace, in the northeast of the city, and a number of merchant houses reflect the wealth generated by silkworm breeding and the trade in silk cocoons from the late 18th to the 19th centuries.
Azerbaijan
Date of Inscription: 2019
Ref: 1549rev- Source(Unesco.Org)
Thank you Olga for the great card sent while on tour.
2019 Definitives - Architecture
2018 Stamp- Novruz