- The Fortifications of Derbent (also transcribed as Darband) are one of the fortified defense lines built by the Persian Sasanian Empire to protect the eastern...
- The main attraction of the village is Derbent fortress. Photos presented in this publication, allow you to see all the beauty and grandeur of the oldest fortification.
- Derbent (sometimes "Derbend" or "Darbend") is an ancient city located along the Caspian Sea in what is present-day Russia.
- The fortification was built in stone. It consisted of two parallel walls that formed a barrier from the seashore up to the mountain. Who built the wall of Derbent?
- In 450 CE, a rebellious coalition of Armenian and Caucasian Albanian troops stormed and took control of the Sasanian fortifications at the Pass of Derbent...
- Fortifications of Derbent. Done. 552 views.
- The Gate of Alans may have been the city and its fortifications now called Derbent or Darband meaning 'closed-door' referring to a closed pass.
- Undoubtedly, the most interesting, truly unique and not reminiscent of any existing system of urban fortifications is the fortress complex of Derbent itself.
- Derbent is a city in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. It is the southernmost city in Russia and one of the most important cities of Dagestan.