Xoylu - Shamakhi (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Xoylu is a village in the Shamakhi Rayon of Azerbaijan. Shamakhi or Shamakhy is a rayon of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and a town in the rayon. It is the historical center of the region of Shirvan. The town is 70 miles (110 km) west of Baku. It has more than 20,000 inhabitants, among them Azerbaijanis (95%) and Russians. Once Shamakhy was famous for its traditional dancers, the Shamakhi Dancers. Though Shamakhy has suffered from attack, earthquake and siege it remains rich in historical and cultural monuments, chief among them the Baba Zinda near the settlement of Maraza.