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Triplandio Sheki guide covers 2 travel guides across 8 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 5 self-guided walking tours in Sheki with 28 POI, spanning 12 km in total. Get inspired by 5 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
Sheki
City & Country Data Azerbaijan (Sheki)
Key travel data for Sheki — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Azerbaijan
Tourists
796K/y
GDP/cap
$7.4k
Life Exp
74.6 yrs
Population
10.2M
Currency
AZN ₼
Language
Azerbaijani
Payments
Mixed
Emergency
112
💰 Prices in Sheki
Coffee
$2.35
Beer
$2.35
Lunch
$7.00
Groceries
$15.00/w
Taxi/km
$0.30
Transit
$0.30
Fuel
$1.05/l
Internet
$20.00/m
Salary
$400/m
Best time to visit Sheki (Azerbaijan)
Now (September) avg: 17°C, mostly dry, full season — expect crowds. Best months to walk: Jul & Aug.
Live Temp
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~Day / Night Temp
20°C / 14°C
Sunrise / Sunset
6:42 / 18:42
Local time
2:24
Best Months 
Jul & Aug
Jul & Aug
J
Jan
F
Feb
M
Mar
A
Apr
M
May
J
Jun
J
Jul
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
N
Nov
D
Dec
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
N
Nov
D
Dec
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Temperature
Average night-low temperature, month by month. Zero line marks freezing point.
Crowds
How busy it gets — traveller interest by month.
Rainfall
Rainy days to expect each month.
Sunshine
Hours of sun per day, by month.
Layered pastry with spices, specific to Sheki. A traditional Azerbaijani stew made with lamb and chickpeas. A special type of baklava native to Sheki. Savory pancakes filled with herbs and cheese. Rice dish with dried apricots and nuts, unique to Sheki.
Traditional Local Food
Sheki (Azerbaijan)
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Snack
Vegetarian
Gogal
Qoqal
goh-gahl
· Spiced puff pastry
Main course
Meat
Piti
pee-tee
· Lamb stew with chickpeas
Dessert
Vegetarian
Sheki Halvasi
Şəki halvası
sheh-ki hal-vah-see
· Sheki baklava
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Snack
Vegetarian
Sheki Kutab
Şəki kətə
sheh-ki koo-tab
· Stuffed savory pancake
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Main course
Vegetarian
Shilan
Şilan
sheh-lahn
· Rice with dried apricots
