- 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 Sassanid fortress does not exist any more, as the famous Derbent fortress as it stands today was built from the 12th century onward.
- The citadel of Derbent is actually more than the fortress on the top of the hill .It good as any..good fortress.
- In the walls of the fortress defensive complex there were several small but very strong gates through which in ancient times it was possible to get to Derbent.
- Derbent, whose name is translated from Persian as “Locked Gates”, has always been inextricably linked with its fortress.
- UNESCO site Derbent FORTRESS 6th century citadel Naryn-Kala Persian Fortification @ Dagestan Russia.6 bin görüntülemeYayınlandı30 Mar 2020
- Derbent, however, has the country’s oldest fortress and mosque, and according to the legend the voice of Allah could be heard there.
- Monument to the Arab poet of the 11th century Gumri Darbandi in front of the Southern Fortress Wall of Derbent.
- Old Derbent Fortress. Derbent is a city with five thousand years of history.
- Derbent can claim to be the oldest occupied city in Russia, and it is the southernmost Russian city, lying only 50 km (31 miles) from the border with Azerbaijan.
