Derbent
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Derbent, known until the 3rd century — Albana, until the 6th century — Chor, until the 12th century — Bab al-Abwab and also as Darband or Derbend, is a city in the Republic of Dagestan. It is the sout
Derbent city. Dagestan
Grand mosque of Derbent
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Церковь. Вид из парка
Gates of Alexander
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The Gates of Alexander, also known as the Caspian Gates, are one of several mountain passes in eastern Anatolia, the Caucasus, and Persia, often imagined as an actual fortification, or as a symbolic b
Derbent
…likewise carries a Persian name, standing for "the Alan Pass/gate" – with the Alans being the modern Iranic Ossetians.) It is often identified with the Gates of Alexander, a legendary barrier supposedly built by Alexander the Great in the Caucasus. The Persian name for the city came into use at the end of the 5th or the…
The Gates of Alexander are usually identified with the Fortifications of Derbent
The Darial Gorge before 1906
Dhu al-Qarnayn building a wall with the help of jinn to keep away Gog and Magog. Persian miniature from a book of Falnama copied for the Safavid Shah Tahmasp I (r. 1524–1576), currently preserved in the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin.