, ▁ 6 ▁cities ▁and ▁ 8 ▁settlement s ▁in ▁the ▁economic ▁region . ▁The ▁Sh aki - Z ag atal a ▁economic - ge ographical ▁region ▁covers ▁ 3 3 6 ▁villages . ▁ 1 8 1 ▁municipal ities ▁function ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁Municipal ▁elections ▁are ▁held ▁by ▁voting . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁Sh aki - Z ag atal a ▁has ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 5 8 6 , 7 0 0 ▁( 2 0 1 2 ). ▁ ▁The ▁territory ▁is ▁divided ▁into ▁three ▁parts : ▁the ▁southern ▁slope ▁of ▁Gre ater ▁C au cas us , ▁the ▁Gan ikh - H aft aran ▁Valley ▁and ▁the ▁Central ▁Kur ▁High land ▁( A jin oh ur ▁and ▁Tur ud - S ar ica ▁plain , ▁the ▁mountain ous ▁part ▁of ▁Sh aki ). ▁Q ab ala , ▁O gh uz , ▁Sh aki , ▁G akh , ▁Zag atal a ▁ ▁and ▁Bal ak an ▁are ▁ray ons ▁within ▁the ▁region . ▁The ▁alt itude ▁ranges ▁from ▁, ▁the ▁peak ▁of ▁Mount ▁B az ard ü z ü , ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁tall est ▁mountain ▁in ▁A zer ba ij an ▁and ▁Russia . ▁ ▁R ivers ▁and ▁la kes ▁ ▁The ▁region ▁includes ▁the ▁following ▁important ▁rivers : ▁K ish , ▁Shin , ▁Bal ak anch ay , ▁Kate kh , ▁Dam ira par an , ▁Maz im , ▁M uk h akh , ▁Gan ikh , ▁Ay rich ay , ▁A lij an