Shamakhi district is a center of Shirvan region. It is located in the east of the country and belongs to the Mountainous Shirvan Economic Region. Shamakhi is one of the cities with an ancient history in Azerbaijan. The area of the district is 1670 km². Center of the district, Shamakhi city, has become a main city of feudal state of the Shirvanshah already in VI century. Remains of the construction and objects discovered during archeological digs confirm existence of the city already in 2,5-3 thousand years ago. Various kinds of fields were developed here in the Middle ages. Embossing with ornaments from copper, highly artistic decorations, objects of the home appliance were made here with skill. There are a complex of 19th-century tombs in Shamakhi. Located near the city of Shamakhi, the Gulistan fortress of the 9th century is one of the historical monuments that have survived to this day.