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    Askeran Fortress (Armenian: Մայրաբերդ, romanized: Mayraberd; Azerbaijani: Əsgəran qalası) is a fortress in the town of Askeran. Located on the banks of...
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    the suzerainty of Iran. The Askeran Fortress was built upon the foundations of the medieval Armenian village and fortress known as Mayraberd. In 1752...
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  • Askeran may refer to: Askeran Region, NKR Askeran (town) Askeran District (NKAO) Askeran Fortress Askeran clash, a violent conflict on 22—23 February...
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    70 mm Brown, red, green and blue Theme: The 2020 Karabakh War Poppies, Khodaafarin stone bridges Mausoleum of Molla Panah Vagif; Askeran fortress 2021...
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    Baku Fortress (Azerbaijani: Bakı Qalası) is a medieval building in Baku, Azerbaijan, the largest of Absheron fortresses. The fortress consists of the Icheri...
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    Maiden Tower (Baku) (category Castles and fortresses in Azerbaijan)
    ancient town-fortress of Baku. The fortress had a Fire Temple Tower. At one point in Baku’s history, the enemy managed to encircle the fortress. The enemy...
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    Askeran Province (Armenian: Ասկերանի շրջան) was a province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, de jure part of the Khojaly District of the Republic...
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    same. In response to the loss of Karabakh, Abbas Mirza occupied the Askeran Fortress at the mouth of a valley leading from the plain southwest to Shusha...
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    Gulustan Fortress or Castle (Azerbaijani: Gülüstan qalası) is a medieval castle dating back to the 9th-12th centuries located in Shamakhi District of Azerbaijan...
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    of Baku, such monuments as the Synyg Gala Minaret (11th century), the fortress walls and towers (11th–12th centuries), the Maiden Tower, the Multani Caravanserai...
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    Karabakh khanate built in the 18th century – Shahbulag, Shusha and Askeran fortresses – have round towers. The artist Georg Wilhelm Timm, who lived in the...
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    Shahbulag Castle (category Castles and fortresses in Azerbaijan)
    (Azerbaijani: Şahbulaq qalası, literally "Spring of the Shah") is an 18th-century fortress near Aghdam in Azerbaijan built by the Karabakh Khan Panah Ali. The castle...
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  • This is a list of castles and fortresses in Azerbaijan. There are a lot of castles in Azerbaijan which were built in ancient and medieval times. Thus the...
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    The Quadrangular Mardakan Fortress or the Great Mardakan Castle (Azerbaijani: Dördkünc Mərdəkan qalası or Azerbaijani: Böyük Mərdəkan qəsri) is a historical...
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    Galagayin (Galagah, Kala al Nagia, Galagani) is a fortification and nahiyah fortress that surrounded the historical center of Qalaqayın. The sound "y" in the...
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    Ramana Tower (category Castles and fortresses in Azerbaijan)
    construction of the Absheron fortresses, initiated from the 12th century, were interconnected. Also, the fact that these fortresses were predominantly built...
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  • Baku The Palace of the Shirvanshahs Quadrangular castle of Mardakan Askeran Fortress Momine Khatun Mausoleum Palace of Shaki Khans Palace of Nakhchivan...
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    Daghdaghan. The Qarqar is fed by rain, snow and underground waters. The Askeran fortress is situated on the banks of the Qarqar. Qarqarçay, romanized as Gargarchay...
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    Sabayil Castle (category Castles and fortresses in Azerbaijan)
    Sabayil Castle is a submerged medieval fortress on the coast of the Caspian Sea near Baku, Azerbaijan. The castle is named after the surrounding area of...
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    The Round Mardakan Fortress or the Small Mardakan Castle (Azerbaijani: Dairəvi Mərdəkan qalası or Azerbaijani: Kiçik Mərdəkan qəsri) is a historical and...
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    Chirag Gala (category Castles and fortresses in Azerbaijan)
    Çirax Qala, which means lamp castle in Azerbaijani is a ruined ancient fortress overlooking the Caspian coastal plains north of Baku in Azerbaijan. It...
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    Javad was a medieval fortress city of Shirvan in Javad village of Sabirabad District located at the confluence of Kura and Aras. It was founded in the...
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    Fortress (Azerbaijani: Nardaran qalası) was built in 1301 by architect Mahmud ibn Sa'd in the northern part of Absheron Peninsula. Nardaran Fortress is...
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    Shaki fortress is a medieval fortress located in the center of Shaki in northern Azerbaijan which served as Shaki Khan Haki Celebi's citadel. It consists...
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    remarkable pieces of fortifications, though, are the Citadel of Shusha and Askeran Fortress. Backed by an intricate system of camps, recruiting centers, watchtowers...
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    Kachaghakaberd (category Castles and fortresses in Azerbaijan)
    fortress located between the villages of Kolatak and Khndzristan, in Khojaly District of Azerbaijan. The Janapar Trail runs very near to the fortress...
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    Ganja Fortress (Azerbaijani: Gəncə qalası) is a fortress in Ganja, Azerbaijan. The remains of walls of the fortress can be seen in the territory of the...
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  • Bayat Castle (category Castles and fortresses in Azerbaijan)
    moved the capital to its final location, Shusha, a more reliable natural fortress located on a hardly penetratable mountain rock. Bayat castle is among the...
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  • Shapurgala (category Castles and fortresses in Azerbaijan)
    Shapurgala (Azerbaijani: Şapurqala) is a fortress located on the left bank of Nakhchivanay, near the village with the same name in the Shahbuz District...
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    Maiden Tower (Gadabay) (category Castles and fortresses in Azerbaijan)
    it is considered that built in 9-11th centuries. List of castles and fortresses in Azerbaijan "Gədəbəydə yerləşən "Qız qalası" abidəsində tədqiqatlara...
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