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

Place in Gadabay, Azerbaijan
Qalakənd
Qalakənd is located in AzerbaijanQalakəndQalakənd
Coordinates: 40°29′28″N 45°45′24″E / 40.49111°N 45.75667°E / 40.49111; 45.75667
Country Azerbaijan
RayonGadabay
MunicipalityPlankənd
Elevation1,316 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. 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.

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.
Gadabay District
Capital: Gədəbəy


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