Qalakənd

40°29′28″N 45°45′24″E / 40.49111°N 45.75667°E / 40.49111; 45.75667

Qalakənd
Qalakənd is located in Azerbaijan
Qalakənd
Qalakənd
Coordinates: 40°29′28″N 45°45′24″E / 40.49111°N 45.75667°E / 40.49111; 45.75667
Country Azerbaijan
RayonGadabay
MunicipalityPlankənd
Elevation
1,316 m (4,317 ft)
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+5 (AZT)

Qalakənd (also, Kalakend) is a village in the Gadabay Rayon of Azerbaijan. The village forms part of the municipality of Plankənd.[1] The name "Qalakənd" means "castle town", referring to the ruins of the medieval fortress of Parisos located near the village on a bluff overlooking the Shamkir river.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Belediyye Informasiya Sistemi" (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on September 24, 2008.
  2. ^ Dorfmann-Lazarev, Igor (2021). "Concerning Four Kings From the Land of 'Deep Ravines, Dense Forests, and Dark Thickets'". In Forness, Philip Michael; Hasse-Ungeheuer, Alexandra; Leppin, Hartmut (eds.). The Good Christian Ruler in the First Millennium: Views from the Wider Mediterranean World in Conversation. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter GmbH. ISBN 9783110724691. Retrieved 17 September 2022.


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