list of castles and fortresses in Azerbaijan
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This is a list of castles and fortresses in Azerbaijan. There are many castles in Azerbaijan which were built in ancient and medieval times. Thus the names of some castles have "qala", "divar" or "qüllə" suffixes.
Karabakh Region
Absheron Region
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! No. ! Name ! City ! Year ! Founder and Era ! Picture |
| 1
| 12th century | 190px |
| 2
| 12th century | Akhsitan I ibn Minuchihr III | 190px |
| 3
| Baku | 1301 | 190px |
| 4
| Baku | 14th century | 190px |
| 5
| 1232 | 190px |
| 6
| 9th century BC (The second time 12th century) | 190px |
| 7
| Bilgah Castle | 14th century BC | 190px |
| 8
| Shagan Castle | Baku | 12th century | 190px |
| 9
| Shikh Castle | Baku | 1232 | |
| 10
| Burjs of Pirallahi | 1329 | |
Ganjabasar Region
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! No. ! Name ! City ! Year ! Founder and Era ! Picture |
| 1
| Ganja | 16th century | 190px |
| 2
| Gazakh | 5th century | Kingdom of Armenia{{Cite book |title=Stone & Candle: Armenian Monasteries |publisher=Benjamin Wolbergs |isbn=978-3-96900-109-7}} | |
| 3
| Old Ganja Castle | Ganja | 10th century | 190px |
| 4
| Koroghlu Castle | Tovuz | 16th century | |
| 5
| Shamkir | 17th century | |
| 6
| Hunan Castle | Tovuz | 8th century | |
| 7
| Didivan Castle | Gazakh | 6th century | 190px |
| 8
| Zurnabad Castle | Goygol | 13th century | 190px |
Shaki-Zaqatala Region
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! No. ! Name ! City ! Year ! Founder and Era ! Picture |
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| Sumug Castle | İlisu | 18th century | 190px |
| 2
| Gakh | 1850s | 190px |
| 3
| Shaki | 15th century | 190px |
| 4
| Shaki | 8th century | 190px |
| 5
| Jinli Castle | Ağçay | 8th century | 190px |
| 6
| Fairy Castle (Parigala) | Zagatala | 3rd century | 190px |
| 7
| Kabalaka | Gabala | 1st century BC |
| 8
| Aydinbulag Castle | Sheki | 9th century | Sheki Kingdom | |
| 9
| Hazrat Ali Castle | Shaki | 8th century | |
| 10
| Sheki | 18th century | Mahammadhuseyn Khan/Shaki Khanate | 190px |
| 11
| Elisu Castle | Gakh | 1840s | 190px |
| 12
| Chingis Castle | Gakh | 15th century | |
| 13
| Gakh | 1710s | 190px |
| 14
| Hasan Khan Castle | Gakh | 1860s | |
| 15
| City Castle | Sheki | 3rd century BC | |
| 16
| Zagatala Castle | Zagatala | 1830 | 190px |
| 17
| Oguz Castle | Oguz | 7th century BC | |
| 18
| Girls Castle | Gabala | 820s | Salarids | |
| 19
| Surkhay Khan Castle | Oguz | 18th century | |
| 20
| Gabala | 5th century | |
| 21
| Gabala | 5th century | |
| 22
| Malug Castle | Oguz | 9th century | Shaki Kingdom | |
| 23
| Sheki | 1750s | |
Castles in Janub (South) Region
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! No. ! Name ! City ! Year ! Founder and Era ! Picture |
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| Kynon Castle | Lankaran | 8th century | |
| 2
| Balabyur Castle | Lankaran | 7th century | |
| 3
| Shindan Castle | Astara | 7th century | |
| 4
| Lankaran | 1726 | 190px |
| 5
| Lankaran | 1747 | 190px |
| 6
| Chay Castle | Masally | 810s | |
Shimal (North) Region
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! No. ! Name ! City ! Year ! Founder and Era ! Picture |
| 1
| 4th century | Caucasian Albania | 190px |
| 2
| Shabran | 1st century BC | 190px |
| 3
| Turan Castle | Kusar | 7th century | |
| 4
| Anig Castle | Kusar | 9th century | Emirate of Darband | |
| 5
| Khoja Castle | Khachmaz | 12th century | |
Aran Region
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! No. ! Name ! City ! Year ! Founder and Era ! Picture |
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| Baghravan Castle-City | Unknown | |
| 2
| Ultan Castle | 4th century | |
| 3
| Surkhay Castle | Agdash | 17th century | Arash Sultanate | |
| 4
| Seljuk Castle | 11th century | |
| 5
| 13th century | |
| 6
| Bayramkoha Castle | Goychay | 3rd century | |
| 7
| Safavid Castle | Shirvan | 1512 | |
| 8
| Su (Water) Castle | Yevlakh | 18th century | Arash Sultanate | |
Shirvan Region
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! No. ! Name ! City ! Year ! Founder and Era ! Picture |
| 1
| Shamakhi | 1045 | |
| 2
| Ismailli | 640s | |
| 3
| Niyal Castle | Ismailli | 3rd century | 190px |
| 4
| Shamakhi | 14th century | |
| 5
| Bashkal Castle | Ismailli | 13th century BC | |
| 6
| Shamakhi | 9th century | 190px |
| 7
| Maiden Castle | Ismailli | 7th century | |
| 8
| Khan Castle | Ismailli | 17th century | |
| 9
| Haram Castle | Agsu | 16th century | |
| 10
| Kasim Han Castle | Ismailli | 17th century | |
| 11
| Fit Castle | Agsu | 18th century | |
| 12
| Agsu | 1741 | |
Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
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! No. ! Name ! City ! Year ! Founder and Era ! Picture |
| 1
| Chalkhankala Fortress | Kangarli | |
| 2
| Sadarak Castle | Sadarak | Turukkis/15th century BC | |
| 3
| Gazanchi Castle | Julfa | Lullubi Kingdom/Bronze Age | |
| 4
| Oglan Castle | Sharur | |
| 5
| Gavur Castle | |
| 6
| 1810 | 190px |
| 7
| Jugha Castle | Shahbuz | 11th century | |
| 8
| Karasu Castle | Sharur | |
| 9
| 640s | 219px |
| 10
| Shapur Castle | Shahbuz | 1st century | |
| 11
| Julfa | 1140s | 219px |
| 12
| Ordubad | 104 | |
| 13
| Duylun Castle | 6th century BC | |
| 14
| Julfa | |
| 15
| 9th century | Salarids | |
| 16
| Gul Kala | Sharur | 1140s | |
| 11
| Ordubad | 5th century | 219px |
See also
External links
{{Commons category|Castles in Azerbaijan}}
- [http://www.azerbaijans.com/content_351_en.html Historical monuments] Azerbaijans.com
References
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