added to UNESCO's World Heritage List during the 43rd session of the World Heritage Committee held in July 2019. The Shaki Castle which was built by the founder of the Shaki Khanate Haji Chelebi Khan (1743–1755), near the village of Nukha on the southern foothills of the Caucasus. The fortress walls are close to a thousand and two hundred meters long and over two meters thick. Protected by numerous bastions, the fortress is entered by two main gates from the north and south. At the height of the khanate, the fortress contained a gated palatial complex and public and commercial structures of the city, while the residential quarter was situated outside its walls. It was restored extensively between 1958 and 1963. Many years Shaki fortress safeguarded approaches to the city, the acts of bravery by its defendants of fight with foreign oppressors had been written in many history books. In Leo Tolstoy's well-known Hadji Murat novel, Shaki fortress had selected as place of events. Sightseeing places The fortress (19th century); Shaki Khan's mosque (18th century); Upper caravanserai (18th century); Lower caravanserai (17th century); The house of Shaki khans (18th century); The minaret of the Gileyli mosque (18th century) Godak minaret mosque; (19th century); Juma mosque (19th century); Mosque of Omar Efendi (19th century); Mosque "Kyshlak" (19th century); Underground bath (19th century); "Aguanlar" bath (19th century); "Kyshlak" bath (19th century); Dara Bathhouse(19th century); The round temple (19th century); The bridge on the Gurjanachai river (18th—19th centuries); The remains of the Gelesan-Goresen fortress The house-museum of Mirza Fatali Akhundov; The house-museum of Rashid Bey Efendiyev; The house-Museum of Sabit Rahman. Cuisine Perhaps the best-known aspect of Shaki cooking is its rich sweet dishes. Shaki is traditionally held as the home of special type of baklava, called Shaki Halva. Others include nabat boiled sugar and sweet pesheveng. Shaki also has some famous dishes, including girmabadam, zilviya, piti, a stew created with meat and potatoes and prepared in a terracotta pot. Language The city of Shaki has developed its own dialect of Azerbaijani language, which is mainly spoken in the city, and the region of Shaki District. Residents of city are known for their cheerful intonation of the words. Museums Shaki hosts a wealth of historical museums and some of the most important in the country. The Shaki History Museum is one of the main museums, considered one of the most important for artifacts