- "DARBAND". ... BBC: Dagestan gunmen kill one at south Russia fortress. UNESCO: Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent.
- Description: The Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent were part of the northern lines of the Sasanian Persian Empire, which extended east and...
- The fortress, and with it the city, did not lose their strategic importance even at the end of the Middle Ages. The Derbent khans settled in the citadel.
- The Sassanid fortress does not exist any more, as the famous Derbent fortress as it stands today was built from the 12th century onward.
- After all, it is here that one of the most ancient citadels of Russia is located, which is included in the top 100 of its main attractions - the Derbent fortress.
- The multi-kilometer double Derbent wall, fortified by the Naryn-Kala fortress, blocked the way for the "barbarians" of the north, striving for the rich south.
- Fortress wall of Derbent - Online guide GeoMerid - description of tourist locations, photo gallery, attractions and interesting places.
- The World Heritage property “The Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent” includes all necessary attributes demonstrating its Outstanding Universal...
- Derbent fortress - russia. Derbent has archaeological structures over 5000 years old. The fortification was built in stone.
- In the long run, however, Derbent outlived its rival, surviving, and even thriving, until the arrival of the Mongols in the 13th century. Derbent fortress from the air.
