The "Icherisheher" State Historical-Architectural Reserve Department was established in accord with presidential order No 629, dated 10 February 2005, under the Ministers` Cabinet of Azerbaijan.In 2017, the Department was separated by order of the Ministers' Cabinet. The Department has been established to create management system including the functions of central and local executive authorities, to preserve the historical monuments located in the territory of Icherisheher, investigate those monuments, to ensure their restoration. The Department has its own independent balance, state property, relevant treasury and bank accounts, seal with its name, relevant stamps and forms, and is funded from the state budget.