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	.:: Musado Wild Nature ::.
		Shamakhy, one of the most ancient cities in Azerbaijan, has been the capital of Shirvan since the 6th century.
		It was first mentioned by the Greek astronomer and geographer Claudius Ptolemy in the 2 nd century A.D. Located on the Silk Road at the junction of caravan routes which linked Asia with Europe, Shemaka was an important political, trade and cultural center with bustling bazaars trading in silk, carpets, gold cloth, wool, and arms.
		A few kilometres above Shamakhy there a number of picturesque "highland" villages such as Chuxuryurd with magnificent views of the Caucasus Mountains.
	www.musadohunting.com /samaxi.html (170 words)

	National Information Communication Technologies Strategy Project
		On February 14, 2004 in Shamakhy was held the opening ceremony of the regional information center (RIC).
		She underlined that, for more effective fulfillment of clauses of this Programme concerning Shamakhy high quality human potential is one of the nost necessary elements.
		According to him, the Center in Shamakhy is ninth of eleven Centers to be established.
	www.nicts.az:8101 /english/news/shamakhyen.html (706 words)

	Shamakhi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Shamakhi (Azerbaijani: Şamaxı) or Shamakha (Russian: Шемаха) is a rayon of Azerbaijan, and a town in the rayon.
		In its history eleven major earthquakes have rocked Shamakhi, but each time it was reconstructed by its inhabitants due to role as economic and administrative capital of Shirvan Khanate and one of the key towns on the way of the Silk Road.
		Shamakhi was first mentioned as Kamachia by the ancient Greco-Roman Egyptian geographer Claudius Ptolemaeus in the 1st to 2nd century.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shamakhi (497 words)

	SI Ltd. - AMERICAN EXPRESS WORLD TRAVEL
		Shamakhy is one of the most ancient cities in Azerbaijan and has been the capital of the Shirvan region since the 6th century.
		Shamakhy was destroyed many times: by Arab, Persian, Mongol and Turkish armies as well as by earthquakes.
		A few kilometres from Shamakhy, there are a number of picturesque highland villages.
	www.si-travel.com /azerbaijan/azerbaijan4.html (391 words)

	History 3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Baku became the centre of the Baku uyezd of the Caspian region.
		With the approval of the region ruled by vice-gerent in the Caucasus in 1846 a new administrative-territorial division of the area took place according to which the Baku uyezd was included in the newly established Shamakhy province.
		In 1859 after a devastating earthquake in Shamakhy, the centre of the province was transferred to Baku, and the province was renamed as Baku.
	www.window2baku.com /eng/9001history_3.htm (2375 words)

	Tourism in Azerbaijan
		According to written documents, Shirvanshah Gubad (1043-1049) had a fortress wall with iron doors built in Shamakhy.
		Shamakhy Fortress included an inner fortress called Bala Gala or Icheri Gala and the "outside fortress" with fortress walls enclosing it from outside.
		The accuracy in coating of the fortress walls shows the capital status and cultural development of Shamakhy.
	azerbaijan.tourism.az /arpamyat/castfold/City2.html (2658 words)

	Shamakhy Astrophysical Observatory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Shamakhy Astrophysical Observatory (ShAO) of the Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan SSR (now Azerbaijan Republic) was founded in 1960.
		Construction of the Observatory began at the end of 1958.
		At present there is whole small scientific town near Shamakhy with a dwelling settlement for its workers.
	astro.aznet.org /shao.htm (1036 words)

	··· Azeri Genocide ··· (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Even during the war Armenians stole a lot of ammunitions and guns and transmitted everything confidentially to the territories of Azerbaijan, concentrating it mainly in Karabakh and Shamakhy.
		Exact number of those killed in Shamakhy was not defined.
		There even were such families in Shamakhy that were completely murdered.
	www.azerigenocide.org /hist/hist21.htm (1686 words)

	Eco-Agrotourism in South Caucasus
		Take horse-riding tours in the Greater Caucasus - the Shamakhy, Guba, Ilisu and Zagatala regions as well as in the Talysh Mountains (Azerbaijan).
		Hike and mountain climb on Mt.Aragats (altitude 4090 meters) as well as on the Geghama Mountain Range and its tallest peak Mt. Azhdahak with a crystal clear crater lake on the altitude 3597m.
		Ride from the Pearl of Armenia, Lake Sevan through the Selim mountain pass and the Selim Caravansaray (2410m.) to Armenia's sacred monuments in the beautiful southern regions of Vayots Dzor and Siunik (Armenia).
	www.eatsc.com /for_all/tours.html (621 words)

	Azeri Literature (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Never before did the people’s attitude to the world, the voice of Azeri people find so splendid and complete embodiment, devoid of stylization, as in Sabir’s writings.
		Sabir (real name Alakbar Tahirzade) was born on May 30, 1862 in Shamakhy.
		The future poet was brought up in the patriarchal-religious atmosphere.
	literature.aznet.org /literature/sabir/sabir_en.htm (585 words)

	Â«TrendÂ» news agency: News from Azerbaijan and South Caucasus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		This night the employees of the Ministry of Ecology of Azerbaijan Republic have prevented the forest in the Shamakhy District from fire.
		The fire first emerged on the agricultural lands of the village of Kalva (Aghsu) on August 14 which then was spread to the part of the Forest Fund of the Association of Protection and Rehabilitation of Forests of Shamakhy.
		According to Khalil Ramazanov, the Deputy Chairman of the Department of Development of Forests of the Ministry of Ecology of Azerbaijan Republic, the fire has been spread 160 hectares, 10 hectares of which have fallen at the part of the Shamakhy Forest Fund.
	www.trend.az /?mod=shownews&news=25623&lang=en (562 words)

	The Baha'i Community of Azerbaijan - Baha'i Faith History in Azerbaijan
		The great poet of Azerbaijan Mirza Alakbar Sabir (1862—1911, Shamakhy) was in a close contact with the Bahá’ís of Balakhani and was often discussing the principles of the Faith with Kerbalai Ibrahim.
		The other famous poet Seyid Azim Shirvani (1835—1888, Shamakhy) exposed his sympathies to the Faith in his poems.
		Abdulkhalig Yusif, the teacher of national poet Aliagha Vahid, who was one of the famous poets of the Caucasus of that time and a Bahá’í, led a righteous and exemplary life.
	www.bahai.az /lib/articles/histofaz/history_en.shtml (3325 words)

	The State Statistical Committee of Azerbaijan Republic
		And in Guba, Shamakhy and Mashtagha areas - was below for 0,3 - 1,4 0C than the norm.
		More below temperature (3,1 - 4,1 0C) was recorded in Shamakhy, Nakhchivan and Sheky areas.
		Detailed analysis by months is given in fifth section (5.3).
	www.azstat.org /foodsecurity/bulletalisa/main/s2.shtml (1356 words)

	Caspian Human Rights School (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		That is why the new Project was directed towards four regions: Ganje, Barda, Shamkir, Shamakhy.
		Caspian Human Rights School has conducted four three-day trainings for regional school teachers on human rights teaching methods at schools in the frames of the second stage of Project that is being realized joint with OSCE.
		During the new Caspian Human Rights School Project new conception of education methods will be worked out to provide effective preparation of citizens capable to actively participate in public life.
	cpf-az.org /cgi-bin/e-cms/vis/vis.pl?s=001&p=0092&g= (3153 words)

	Transitions Online: Opposition Poet's Arrest Raises Concerns (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The governing party had previously applied to the Press Council with a complaint about newspapers’ publication of Zakhidov’s poems, according to news reports.
		Zakhidov’s poems, laced with curse words, are written in the 19th-century hajv style, popular in the poet’s native region of Shamakhy in central Azerbaijan.
		Hajv couples strong criticism with rough language, and follows the structure of Arabic eruz poetry.
	www.tol.cz /look/TOL/article.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication=4&NrIssue=177&NrSection=1&NrArticle=17403 (573 words)

	Azerbaijan Things To Do - Travel Guides - VirtualTourist.com
		This is cultural heritage site of Azerbaijan and is located on top of the hill in Shamakhy region 3km away from downtown Shamakhy.
		We call it "nazir" and there is a nazir box by almost every mosque in the country.
		There is a very old mosque dating back from 743 in the town of Shamakhy which is worth a visit.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Middle_East/Azerbaijan/Things_To_Do-Azerbaijan-BR-1.html (1311 words)

	BakuTODAY.net - Nation marks March 31 massacre anniversary
		In March 1918, 50,000 Azerbaijanis were ruthlessly killed by Armenian terrorists in Baku, Shamakhy, Mughan, Guba, Nakhchivan and Lankaran districts, while hundreds of thousands of people were driven out of their homes.
		Besides, 58 villages were leveled in Shamakhy, 122 in Guba, 150 in the mountainous area of Garabagh, 115 in Zangazur, 211 in Iravan province and 92 in Gars (presently in Turkey) province.
		Moreover, women, children and elderly people were set on fire in the Juma Mosque where they were hiding.
	www.bakutoday.net /view.php?d=13023 (335 words)

	Recognition of the genocide perpetrated against the Azeri population by the Armenians (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Armenians carried out massacres against the Azeris in 1905-1907 in order to achieve #147;the Greater Armenia#148;.
		In March 1918 the Armenians purged the Azeris from Baku, Shamakhy, Guba, Garabakh, Zangezur, Nakhchivan, Lankaran and other regions of Azerbaijan.
		With the help of the Soviet regime, Armenia annexed Zangezur and other Azeri lands in 1920.
	www.azembassy.com /policy/confl/CEPACE/CE_doc9066.htm (273 words)

	Tasneem Gallery: carpets from the Caucasus, antique kilims from Azerbaijan, antique carpets from Azerbaijan, Kabistan ...
		Tasneem Gallery: carpets from the Caucasus, antique kilims from Azerbaijan, antique carpets from Azerbaijan, Kabistan rug, Kuba-Shirvan carpet, Khan-Kuba carpet, Chyraqly rug, Shah-Nazarli rug, Khan Kuba carpet, Shamakhy kilim, Shirvan kilim, Keykhur kilim, Khatai rug, Karabagh Kilim, Shirvan Arash runner, Talish runner, Ganja carpet.
		The ancient tradition of rug making is as relevant today as it has always been.
		In Tasneem gallery you can find a select number of rugs and kilims of the highest quality, both traditional and contemporary.
	personales.ya.com /tasneem/carpets.htm (119 words)

	FEC3086:Petrophysical Parameters of the Rocks Sampled From Hydrocarbon Fields Within Azerbaijan and the Caspian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		This database contains data on density, mineral specific gravity, total and apparent porosity, carbonate content, compressional wave velocity, electric parameters, grain size classification, and mean density of sedimentary rock fracturing.
		The data is based on studied rocks sampled from, Meso-Cenozoic deposits within the Pre-Caspian Guba, Apsheron, Shamakhy Gobustan, Lower Kura, Goychay-Saatly, and Baku Archipelago oil and gas bearing regions (OGBR).
		Table below displays the total amount of samples derived and studied from various (OGBR) oil-fields in the following zones.
	www.first-exchange.com /FSU/Azer/fec3086.htm (168 words)

	BakuTODAY.net - Post-graduate Student Alleges Violations at Auctions
		The special auctions of privatization shares (cheques) held at the Ministry of Economic Development National Auction Center are marred with violations of law, a post-graduate student of the Azerbaijan State Economic University said.
		Ramin Alizada has told a news conference Thursday that during an auction held on June 17-20, he intended to invest 100 privatization vouchers at the Shirvan Hotel located in Shamakhy District.
		However, the auction administrators allowed to invest only up to 70 vouchers, he said.
	www.bakutoday.net /view.php?d=13898 (328 words)

	Staff of the ShAO
		Nov. 1980 - May 1990 Shamakhy Astrophysical Observatory Of Sciences of Azerbaijan Research worker Head of Laboratory
		May 1990-Nov.1995 Shamakhy Astrophysical Observatory Of Sciences of Azerbaijan Research worker Head of Batabat
		July.1997- to present Shamakhy Astrophysical Observatory Of Sciences of Azerbaijan Director
	astro.aznet.org /directorate.htm (1294 words)

	Abbas Babash-oghlu ASGAROV (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		- October 2004 – present - Ph.D. Study (aspirant - Ph.D. Student), Shamakhy Astrophysical Observatory named after Nasiraddin Tusi (ShAO), Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Azerbaijan
		Shamakhy Astrophysical Observatory named after Nasiraddin Tusi (ShAO), Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS),
		- Babayev E.S., Khalilov A.M., Mustafa F.R., Guliyev Y.A., Asgarov A.B. “On possible influence of changes of heliogeophysical conditions on beekeeping” “SOLAR SYSTEM RESEARCHES: perspectives of collaboration with ShAO” Shamakhy, Azerbaijan 14-17 June, 2004
	www.shao.az /asgarov (507 words)

	Structure of International Academy of Science - Azerbaijan Section
		Guluyev Ayyub Salah - Director of the Shamakhy Astrophysical Observatory, Correspondent member of ANAS, Doctor of physical and mathematical sciences
		Deputy Director General of "Azerzeolite" Inter- branch Scientific Industrial Association, Candidate of technical sciences, Senior lecturer of the Az ACU
		Babayev Elchin Safaraly - Deputy Director of Shamakhy Astrophysical Observatory of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Science, Candidate of physical and mathematical sciences
	www.intacademy.com /eng/structure_eng.html (649 words)

	The Azerbaijan State Museum of Art - Museums - Baku Pages
		But Azerbaijan carpet-making art, miniature paintings, book art represent one of the most interesting pages in the centure-old history ofEasten peoples and occupy by right their honourable place among the treasures of world artistic culture.Azerbaijan miniature has covered a long and complex way of development and reached its flowering in the XVI centure.
		Baku, Shamakhy, but in Iran, Turkey, the Middle Asia, Afganistan and Mogol school of miniature painting in India.
		Azerbaijan easel and book miniatures of the XVII-???
	www.bakupages.com /pages/museums/museum-of-art_en.php (799 words)

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