Shirvan (from Persian: شیروان, romanized: Shirvān; Azerbaijani: Şirvan; Tat: Şirvan) is a historical region in the eastern Caucasus, as known in both...
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The Georgian conquest of Shirvan was a military conquest of Shirvan by David IV the Builder during the Georgian–Seljuk wars. Around 1112, David IV's daughter...
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The Shirvan steppe (Azerbaijani: Şirvan düzü) is part of the Kur-Araz Lowland of Azerbaijan and is located on the left bank of the Kura River. The elevation...
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Look up Shirvan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Shirvan is a historical Iranian region in the eastern Caucasus, now in Azerbaijan. Shirvan or Sirvan...
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Şirvan, Azerbaijan (redirect from Shirvan, Azerbaijan)
Shirvan (Azerbaijani: Şirvan) is a city in Azerbaijan, located on the Kura River. It was called Zubovka until 1938 and Ali Bayramli until 2008. From 1938...
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The Shirvan province (Persian: ولایت شیروان, romanized: Velāyat-e Shirvān) was a province founded by the Safavid Empire on the territory of modern Azerbaijan...
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Abbas I's Shirvan campaign took place in 1606–1607, during the Ottoman–Safavid War of 1603–1618. The Safavids had lost control over the province by the...
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The conquest of Shirvan was the first campaign of Ismail, the leader of the Safavid order. In late 1500, Ismail marched into Shirvan, and, despite heavily...
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Shirvan (Persian: شيروان) is a village in Shirvan-e Gharbi Rural District of Shirvan District, Borujerd County, Lorestan province, Iran, serving as capital...
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The Shirvanshahs (Arabic/Persian: شروانشاه) were the rulers of Shirvan (in present-day Azerbaijan) from 861 to 1538. The first ruling line were the Yazidids...
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the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic was formerly referred to as Arran and Shirvan. On that basis Iran protested the newly adopted country name. During Soviet...
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Shirvan Kala is a village in the Daşoguz region of Turkmenistan. The village is named after an eponymous fortress, aside a plateau. Atop an adjacent hill...
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Shirvan Khanate (Persian: خانات شیروان, romanized: Khānāt-e Shirvan) was a Caucasian khanate under Iranian suzerainty, which controlled the Shirvan region...
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Shirvan-Salyan Economic Region (Azerbaijani: Şirvan-Salyan iqtisadi rayonu) is one of the 14 economic regions of Azerbaijan. It borders Iran to the west...
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Shirvan District (Persian: بخش شیروان) is in Borujerd County, Lorestan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Shirvan, whose population at the time...
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Ban Shirvan Bi Bi Shirvan Karkhaneh-ye Qand-e Shirvan Now Shirvan Kola Shirvan County Shirvan, Iran Shirvan, Lorestan Shirvan Mahalleh Shirvan Rural...
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Shirvan (Persian: شيروان) is a city in the Central District of Shirvan County, North Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and...
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it maintained its role as the economic and administrative capital of Shirvan and one of the key towns on the Silk Road. The only building to have survived...
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Darbandi was a member of the House of Shirvanshah, the ruling dynasty of Shirvan. He was a grandson of Shirvanshah Keykubad I, brother of Shirvanshah Ibrahim...
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Khaqani (redirect from Khagani of Shirvan)
prose-writer. He was born in Transcaucasia in the historical region known as Shirvan, where he served as an ode-writer to the Shirvanshahs. His fame most securely...
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Alqas Mirza (category Safavid governors of Shirvan)
to take Shirvan in 1532, which was stalled due to Uzbek invasion. As a result, in March 1538 Tahmasp I ordered Alqas to move against Shirvan together...
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Shirvan National Park (Azerbaijani: Şirvan Milli Parkı) — is a national park of Azerbaijan. It was established on July 5, 2003 within the territory of...
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families. Ban Shirvan Bi Bi Shirvan Karkhaneh-ye Qand-e Shirvan Now Shirvan Kola Shirvan Shirvan County Shirvan, Iran Shirvan, Lorestan Shirvan Rural District...
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Ban Shirvan (Persian: بان شيروان, also Romanized as Bān Shīrvān; also known as Bān Shīrvān-e Tofangchī) is a village in Qalkhani Rural District, Gahvareh...
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Ahmad of Shirvan (Arabic: احمد) was the eighth Shah of Shirvan. He was born to Muhammad III while he was still governor of Layzan and had a younger brother...
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or Shirvan Dam is located 40 km north of Shirvan city in North Khorasan. Barzoo Dam also known as Shirvan Dam is a construction structure in Shirvan in...
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Layzanshah (king of Layzan, r. 917–948) and the sixth Shirvanshah (king of Shirvan, r. 948–956). He was the son of Abu Tahir Yazid. He is often mislabeled...
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Shirvan Domes or Shamakhi mausoleum is a 15th-century mausoleum and graveyard in Shamakhi, Azerbaijan. It is located at the foot of the Gulustan Fortress...
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طهمورث دربندی) was a member of House of Shirvanshah, ruling dynasty of Shirvan. He was a great-grandson of Shirvanshah Keykubad I and cousin of Khalilullah...
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Mehrab Mirza was the self-declared Shah of Shirvan after the death of Burhan Ali. He was chosen by rebel leaders as the next pretender after the sudden...
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