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Sheki with kids: route in order

Slender brick minaret of the Gilahli Mosque with a wooden lantern balcony and red roof above a steep laneCobbled Akhundov Street in old Sheki: a caravanserai wall with a carved gate and arcaded houses under plane treesPalace of the Shaki Khans: façade painted in red, ochre and blue with shebeke windows, a stone pool and plane trees

The essentials in 10 seconds

Entry
4 of 6 free; paid: Palace of the Shaki Khans, Upper Caravanserai
Duration
5 h 40 min · 09:30–15:11
Start and finish
Gilahli Mosque Minaret → Juma Mosque
On foot
≈ 41 min in total
Transport
none — all on foot
Lunch
around 12:13
With kids
fine: short walks

The plan, stop by stop

Times include walking and lunch. Drag a stop by ≡, remove it with the cross or add one nearby — the plan updates.

Sheki09:30–15:11 · 6 places · 5 h 40 min

  1. Gilahli Mosque Minaret

    · 15 min · Free

  2. 10 min on foot
  3. Sheki Old Town (Yukhari Bash)

    · 1 h 30 min · Free

  4. 3 min on foot
  5. Palace of the Shaki Khans

    · 45 min · 15 AZN for foreigners (unofficial)

  6. Lunch · 1 h
  7. 3 min on foot
  8. Sheki Fortress

    · 40 min · Free

  9. 7 min on foot
  10. Upper Caravanserai

    · 30 min · Courtyard free (unofficial)

  11. 18 min on foot
  12. Juma Mosque

    · 20 min · Free

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What the route costs

4 of 6 are free; 2 charge entry — prices below, check them on site.

1Gilahli Mosque Minaret4415 minFree
2Sheki Old Town (Yukhari Bash)431 h 30 minFree
3Palace of the Shaki Khans4145 min15 AZN for foreigners (unofficial)
4Sheki Fortress4440 minFree
5Upper Caravanserai4430 minCourtyard free (unofficial)
6Juma Mosque4320 minFree
Total4 h4 of 6 free

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