Map of Sheki, Azerbaijan

Sheki is the administrative centre of Shaki City, Azerbaijan, with a population of about 68,400. It lies at 41.1919°N, 47.1706°E. Sheki is about 246 km (153 mi) west of Baku, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Mingelchaur, 48 km to the south.

Sheki at a glance

Where is Sheki?

• The 12th largest city in Azerbaijan by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 12 min on the shortest day to 15 h 09 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Sheki

• Mingelchaur — 48 km south
• Yevlakh — 64 km south
• Göyçay — 77 km southeast
• Ganja — 89 km southwest
• Barda — 91 km south
• Shamkhor — 105 km west
• Agdzhabedy — 129 km south
• Derbent — 134 km northeast, Russia
• Shamakhi — 138 km southeast
• Xaçmaz — 140 km east

Largest cities in Azerbaijan

• Baku — 2,351,300
• Sumqayıt — 427,000
• Ganja — 330,663
• Khirdalan — 196,200
• Yevlakh — 127,400
• Mingelchaur — 106,048
• Naxçıvan — 97,200
• Lankaran — 89,300
• Qaraçuxur — 87,349
• Lerik — 87,000

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.