ʃˈiɾβan, kˈuβa ˈanð otˈeɾ aθˈeɾi kˈaanˈates ˈin tˈe kaʊkˈasus, seɾβˈeð ˌistoɾikˈaʎi as plˈaθe ˈof refˈuxe fˈoɾ pˈeɾsjan ˈand latˈeɾ rˈussjan xˈews.
Shirvan, Quba and other Azeri Khanates in the Caucasus, served historically as place of refuge for Persian and later Russian Jews.