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Our guide said that there were “29 cities” in Caucasian Albania. In addition to Shaki, we had a chance to see Balaken (Bailakan). There was no evidence of Caucasian Albania in sight. Today, Balaken was a small town at the border of Georgia through which trucks from Turkey entered Azerbaijan and, hence, stores catered especially to Turkish visitors.

Photo essay: The ongoing formation of the Republic of Azerbaijan

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