Ancient Gates of Ganja
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The Ancient Gates of Ganja were a masterpiece of craftsmanship of the 10th to 11th centuries.
Gates of Ganja at Gelati
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Gate of Ganja, Gelati Monastery
Ganja, Azerbaijan
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Ganja is Azerbaijan's third largest city, with a population of around 335,600. The city has been a historic and cultural center throughout most of its existence. It was the capital of the Ganja Khanat
Ancient Gates of Ganja
…masterpiece of craftsmanship of the 10th to 11th centuries. In 1063, Shavur I, ruler of the Shaddadids dynasty, decided to build a castle surrounding Ganja. Six large gates were erected in different directions of the town. Upon Shavur's order master Ibrahim ibn Osman built the gates. The gates were of cast…
Montage of Ganja 2019
Ancient Ganja's necropolises and burial mounds
Silver coin of Abbas II (r. 1642–1666), minted in Ganja, dated 1658/9 (left = obverse; right = reverse)