Derbent

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World Heritage Site city fortified city

Derbent is an ancient fortified city in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia, strategically located on the Caspian Sea and known as one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the region.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Derbent railway station 1
Derbent region of Dagestan 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage Site ⓘ
city ⓘ
fortified city ⓘ
administrativeStatus city of republican significance ⓘ
alternativeName Darband ⓘ
Khasavyurt ⓘ
surface form: Derbend
continent Asia ⓘ
country Russia ⓘ
elevationAboveSeaLevel 0 ⓘ
etymology name derives from Persian "Darband" meaning "closed gate" ⓘ
federalDistrict North Caucasian Federal District ⓘ
fortificationsBuiltBy Sasanian Empire ⓘ
foundedInCentury 6th century BCE ⓘ
hasClimate humid subtropical climate ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup Azerbaijanis ⓘ
Dargin ⓘ
surface form: Dargins

Lezgins ⓘ
Russians ⓘ
Tabasarans ⓘ
hasIndustry fishing ⓘ
food processing ⓘ
winemaking ⓘ
hasLandmark Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent ⓘ
surface form: Derbent city walls

Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent ⓘ
surface form: Juma Mosque of Derbent

Naryn-Kala fortress ⓘ
hasStructure Caspian Gates ⓘ
hasTransport Derbent self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Derbent railway station
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageSiteName Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent ⓘ
historicalRegion Caucasian Albania ⓘ
Sasanian Empire ⓘ
surface form: Sasanian Empire frontier
isCapitalOf Derbentsky District ⓘ
knownFor ancient fortifications ⓘ
being one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Russia ⓘ
strategic location between Caspian Sea and Caucasus Mountains ⓘ
languageUsed Azerbaijani ⓘ
Lezgian ⓘ
Russian ⓘ
locatedIn Russian Federation (Dagestan) ⓘ
surface form: Republic of Dagestan
locatedOn Caspian Sea ⓘ
western shore of the Caspian Sea ⓘ
nearbyCity Makhachkala ⓘ
partOf North Caucasus ⓘ
Dagestan ⓘ
surface form: Southern Dagestan
religion Islam ⓘ
strategicRole controlled passage between Caspian Sea and Caucasus Mountains ⓘ
timezone MSK ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 2003 ⓘ
utcOffset +3 ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dagestan → hasMajorCity → Derbent ⓘ
Derbent → hasTransport → Derbent self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Derbent railway station
Judeo-Tat → historicalRegion → Derbent ⓘ
this entity surface form: Derbent region of Dagestan