With its spectacular landmarks Shamkir, an ancient city in the north-west of Azerbaijan, mesmerizes everyone who has a chance to see it.

With its warm climate and untamed, mountainous countryside, Azerbaijan is home to some of the most charming villages in the world.

The National Fund for Entrepreneurship Support (NFES) of Azerbaijan has started to receive investment projects in priority spheres of development in Shamkir region, the Ministry of Economy said on February 21.

German ambassador in Baku Michael Kindsgrab has visited German Lutheran Church in the city of Shamkir.

Shamkir is very old region of the country. According to historical sources, the city was known as “Shamkur” since the fifth century and served as a large trade and commercial center.

A joint Azerbaijani-German archeological expedition still continues excavations near Shamkir’s Garajamirli village, at the site of an ancient town believed to have been founded 2,500 years ago.

A protocol on cooperation has been signed between the Youth centers of Azerbaijan`s Shamkir and the Belarussian Nesvizh cities as the Belarussian youth visited Shamkir, Trend states.

Baku was introduced to the rich history and culture of Azerbaijan’s ancient northwestern city of Shamkir on September 21.

The Azerbaijan State Academic Drama Theatre will host an event dedicated to Azerbaijan’s ancient northwestern city of Shamkir, as part of the project titled “From the regions to the capital.”

The fifth round of one of the most competitive chess tournament of the year, the 2015 Shamkir Chess Tournament, was held on April 21 in the Azerbaijan’s region of Shamkir.