Church of the Holy All-Savior of Derbent
The Church of the Holy All-Savior is an Armenian Church of Derbent, a city in the Russian Republic of Dagestan.
Church of the Holy All-Savior of Derbent
View of the church
Door of the church
Arches and columns of the church
Derbent, formerly romanized as Derbend, is a city in Dagestan, Russia, located on the Caspian Sea. It is the southernmost city in Russia, and it is the second-most important city of Dagestan. Derbent occupies the narrow gateway between the Caspian Sea and the Caucasus Mountains connecting the Eurasian Steppe to the north and the Iranian Plateau to the south; covering an area of 69.63 square kilometres (26.88 sq mi), with a population of roughly 120,000 residents.
Derbent
Derbent is at the foot of the snow-capped Caucasus Mountains, seen here in a photo taken by the MODIS on the orbiting Terra satellite, June 2003
View of the city from the citadel of Naryn-Kala, 1910s
Derbent is renowned for its Medieval fortress, Naryn-Kala, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.