Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent

World Heritage

Russian Federation

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The castle, ancient city and fortress buildings of Derbent were part of the northern defense line of the Sassanid Empire, stretching to the east and west of the Caspian Sea. The fortification was built of stone. It consisted of two parallel walls, forming a barrier from the coast to the mountains. The town of Derbent was built between these two walls, retaining some of its medieval architectural style. The site had great strategic importance until the 19th century.

# Medieval architecture

# Strategic significance

Memorial of the grieving mother

Russian Orthodox Church of the Intercession

View of the city from the citadel of Naryn-Kala, 1910s

Derbent in the 80s

Picture of Derbent's fortress during winter

Illustration entitled Derbendt int rÿck van Persien ('Derbent in the Persian Empire'). Published by ...

Sassanid Fortress Naryn-Kala (Derbent)

The old Armenian Church, now used as a venue and Museum

Derbent is at the foot of the snow-capped Caucasus Mountains, seen here in a photo taken by the MODI...

Derbent is renowned for its Medieval fortress, Naryn-Kala, a UNESCO world heritage site

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Information extracted from Wikidata

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maximum temperature record	39.8
executive body	Derbent
location of creation	Derbent
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IPA transcription	1948525
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postal code	368600
Commons category	Derbent
inception	0438-01-01T00:00:00Z
coordinate location	Point(48.295833333 42.069166666)
significant event	Siege of Derbent
official website	http://www.derbent.ru/
official website	http://www.derbent.org/
topic's main category	Střední škola elektrotechniky a strojírenství, Jesenická
Commons gallery	Derbent
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OmegaWiki Defined Meaning	622835
time of earliest written record	-0501-01-01T00:00:00Z
WOEID	2120636
statement is subject of	Brahma Temple
described by source	Ottův slovník naučný
described by source	Edinburgh to Aberdeen Line
native label	Дербент
category of people buried here	Category:Old Quebec
category of associated people	Category:People from Derbent
elevation above sea level	0
area	69.63
country	Russia
country	Tsardom of Russia
image	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Derbent.%20Dagestan.jpg
instance of	Babylonian
instance of	big city
coat of arms image	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Coat%20of%20Arms%20of%20Derbent%20%28Dagestan%29%20%282014%29.png
start time	2005-01-01T00:00:00Z
twinned administrative body	Pskov
twinned administrative body	Kronstadt

population	123008
point in time	2017-01-01T00:00:00Z
population	123720
determination method	estimation process
point in time	2018-01-01T00:00:00Z
described by source	The Nuttall Encyclopædia
stated as	Derbend
instance of	subdivisions of Russia
start time	1991-01-01T00:00:00Z
located in the administrative territorial entity	Milino jezero
start time	1765-01-01T00:00:00Z
end time	1810-01-01T00:00:00Z
start time	1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
end time	2004-12-31T00:00:00Z
located in the administrative territorial entity	Dagestan Oblast
start time	1813-10-12T00:00:00Z
end time	1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
start time	1747-01-01T00:00:00Z
end time	1765-01-01T00:00:00Z