Shakhandan (Azerbaijani: Şaxəndan) is the oldest [2] of the three surviving ancient cemeteries of the city of Shamakhi, Azerbaijan.

[4] According to the local residents, Shahide-khandan (handsome merry man) was the nickname of Nasimi's brother, and the cemetery is named after him, since he was buried here.

The Azerbaijani archaeologist Huseyn Jiddi notes that this is probably the grave of "Shahide-Khandan" - Nasimi's brother.

[2] During the construction work in the city in 1970–1971, in the western part of Shamakhy, where the old bazaar was once located, many graves were found around it.

[5] The famous Azerbaijani poet Seyid Azim Shirvani bequeathed to be buried in the Shakhandan cemetery, and his grave is also located there.