in ancient times, nomad tribes of the north caucasus, passing through caucasian natural gates, most importantly among them, darial and derbent, plundered wealthy southern regions. during of reign of khosrow anushirvan, the sasanian king built strong fortresses along these passages, and caucasian nomadic tribes of the north caucasus could no longer pass through these two passages to invade south...

Derbent antik şehri, Azerbaycan'ın en önemli şehirlerinden biri olarak bilinmektedir. Derbent'in jeostratejik konumu, yabancı işgalcilerin dikkatini sürekli çekmiştir. Şehir, Sasani-Hazar ve Arap-Hazar savaşlarında belirleyici bir konumunda olmuştur. savaşları yaklaşık 100 yıl sürmüştür. Derbent, Azerbaycan topraklarına saldıran Hilafet ordularının dikkat odağındaydı. Derbent'e ilk saldırının H...

Until recently, 32 Middle Persian inscriptions documenting the construction of Derbent defensive complex and dating from very end 560s. AD were known. Now has been replenished with two more - No. 33 34, opened by authors in 2016 2021, respectively. Inscription is located between towers 18 19 northern city wall central part curtain, at a height 1.5 m. It poor preservation. But, nevertheless, its...