| Shamkir Şəmkir |
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Shamkir
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| Country | Azerbaijan |
| Rayon | Shamkir |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 67,200 |
| Time zone | AZT (UTC+4) |
| • Summer (DST) | AZT (UTC+5) |
Şəmkir (also, Anino, Annenfel’d, Annino, Shamkir and Shamkhor) is a city in and the capital of the Shamkir Rayon of Azerbaijan. It is the 8th largest city in Azerbaijan due to the population figure.
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According to Azerbaijani historian Jahangir Zeynaloglu, the name comes from the Persian word shams (meaning "sun") and kur ("relaying"), referring city was relying on the Sun.[2]