Sheki Travel Guide: Discover the Venice of the Caucasus and Its Stunning Stained-Glass Silk Road Heritage Sheki in northwestern Azerbaijan often feels like a city folded into the waist of the Greater Caucasus, where forested slopes give way to terraced hills, winding cobblestone streets, and a low‑rise skyline of turquoise domes and slate‑tiled roofs. The city sits at the edge of the Shaki district, sheltered by the mountain range and threaded by the Kish River, which adds to the watery, almost Venetian quality that many visitors note. Its compact historic centre, with caravanserai‑courtyard houses, painted facades, and colourful sweet shops, carries the slow, merchant‑district rhythm of a Silk Road stop…