Qalakənd
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40°29′28″N 45°45′24″E / 40.49111°N 45.75667°E
Qalakənd | |
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Coordinates: 40°29′28″N 45°45′24″E / 40.49111°N 45.75667°E | |
Country | Azerbaijan |
Rayon | Gadabay |
Municipality | Plankənd |
Elevation | 1,316 m (4,317 ft) |
Time zone | UTC+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
[edit]- ^ "Belediyye Informasiya Sistemi" (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on September 24, 2008.
- ^ 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.