Ganja (medieval city)
E318821
Ganja (medieval city) was a historic urban center in the South Caucasus, located in present-day Azerbaijan, that served as an important political, economic, and cultural hub during the medieval period.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ganja (medieval city) canonical | 1 |
| Ganja city center | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic urban center
ⓘ
medieval city ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Azerbaijan ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence |
influenced by Islamic civilization
ⓘ
influenced by Persian culture ⓘ influenced by Turkic culture ⓘ |
| culture |
Islamic urban culture
ⓘ
Persianate urban culture ⓘ |
| economy |
based on agriculture of surrounding region
ⓘ
based on crafts ⓘ based on trade ⓘ |
| governedBy | local dynasties of the South Caucasus ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important site in the medieval history of Azerbaijan ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Caucasian Albania successor territories ⓘ |
| knownFor |
caravan trade routes
ⓘ
medieval architecture ⓘ metalworking and crafts ⓘ poetry and literature ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Caucasus
ⓘ
South Caucasus ⓘ South Caucasus ⓘ
surface form:
Transcaucasia
|
| locatedInPresentDay | Ganja, Azerbaijan ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Ganja River ⓘ |
| majorLanguage |
Arabic
ⓘ
Azerbaijani ⓘ Persian ⓘ |
| modernCountryCapitalOfRegion | Ganja is the second-largest city of Azerbaijan ⓘ |
| near |
Kura River
ⓘ
surface form:
Kura River basin
|
| partOf |
Azerbaijan
ⓘ
historical region of Arran ⓘ historical region of Shirvan–Arran cultural area ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | northwestern Azerbaijan ⓘ |
| region | Eastern Europe and Western Asia ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| role |
administrative center
ⓘ
crafts and artisan production center ⓘ regional trade center ⓘ |
| significance |
important cultural hub in the medieval period
ⓘ
important economic hub in the medieval period ⓘ important political hub in the medieval period ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
located on routes between the Caspian Sea and the South Caucasus interior
ⓘ
located on routes linking the Iranian plateau and the Black Sea region ⓘ |
| successorSettlement | modern city of Ganja ⓘ |
| urbanType |
fortified city
ⓘ
market town ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ganja city center