• One of the translations of the name Naryn-Kala from Middle Persian into Russian is "Sunny Fortress".[3] According to other sources, it got the name Naryn in...
  • It is believed that the citadel, called Naryn-Kala, that is, the Solar Fortress, was built by Shah Kavad in the sixth century.
  • One of the translations of the name Naryn-Kala from the Middle Persian language into Russian is “The Sun Fortress”.
  • Naryn-Kala citadel occupies the top of the hill closest to the Caspian Sea. The path along the coast was blocked by two parallel fortress walls (the Derbent wall)...
  • In 2003, the Naryn-Kala Fortress and the old city of Derbent, which is located at its foot, were included in the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List.
  • Naryn-Kala (Russian: Нарын-кала) is an ancient pre-Arab citadel, part of the Derbent fortress, connected to the Caspian Sea by double walls designed to block...
  • Naryn Kala - The Oldest Fortress in Russia.
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  • Naryn-Kala is one of the most famous places in Derbent and in Dagestan. The old parts are nice, there is a nice museum inside but after renovation it looks terrible.
  • There are many versions about what its name means. The most popular among them is that Naryn-Kala means “sunny fortress” in the Turkic languages.