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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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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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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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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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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Old City (Baku) (redirect from Baku fortress)
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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of Armenians, in particular the massacre on February 22 in Khankendy, Askeran and on the Shusha-Evlakh road. However, in all these events, the aspirations...
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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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Çalxanqala Fortress or Chalkhangala Fortress (Azerbaijani: Çalxanqala qalası) is a fortress from the Bronze Age 22 km (14 mi) to the north-west of Nakhchivan...
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Galarsan-Gorarsan (redirect from Gelersen-Gorersen fortress)
Galarsan-Gorarsan (Azerbaijani: Gələrsən-Görərsən) is a fortress in Azerbaijan, built in the Middle Ages, ruins of which remain on the coast of the Kish...
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Khokhanaberd (category Castles and fortresses in Azerbaijan)
and Tarkhanaberd (Armenian: Թարխանաբերդ), is a 9th-century mountaintop fortress near the village of Vank, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, in...
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Parigala (category Castles and fortresses in Azerbaijan)
Castles and fortresses in Azerbaijan Askeran Fortress Baku Fortress Wall Bayat Castle Çalxanqala Fortress Chirag Gala Galeyi Beygurt Ganja Fortress Galarsan-Gorarsan...
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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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