• The Fortifications of Derbent (Darband) are one of the fortified defense lines, some of which date to the times as early as those built by the Persian Sasanian Empire to protect...
  • The ancient city of Derbent, located in present-day Dagestan, Russia, is renowned for its impressive fortifications that have played a critical role throughout history.
  • The modern name of Derbent (from Persian dar, “gate”, and band, “red, communication, barrier”) is associated with a great fortification constructed in the 5th...
  • Wikipedia has an entry on the Fortifications of Derbent, and also one on Derbent city in Caucasian Dagestan.
  • The article gives a convincing answer to the problem of the construction date of the Derbend fortification complex, rightfully called the Great Caucasian Wall.
  • Registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the 6th-century Derbent (Darband) fortification complex is considered the largest defensive structure of...
  • The fortress walls of Derbent were built during the era of Persian rule and is an outstanding monument to the fortification of ancient cities.
  • The stone made Derbend complex came to replace the adobe fortifications erected under the reign of Yazdigerd II (439-457) and marking the first stage of the...
  • Abkhazian, Transcaucasian, Crimean, Derbent, Balkan walls, Roman ramparts, the Great Wall of China and other ancient fortifications, many of which have not...
  • The Sassanid fortress does not exist any more, as the famous Derbent fortress as it stands today was built from the 12th century onward.
  • In particular, there are two pages for the must see of Derbent: “The architectural complex of the Naryn-Kala Citadel” and “The Citadel and fortifications of ancient...