Shabran (historical city)
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Shabran was a medieval city in present-day Azerbaijan that served as an important regional trade and cultural center along historic caravan routes.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical city
ⓘ
medieval city ⓘ |
| country | Azerbaijan ⓘ |
| culturalSphere |
Islamic civilization
ⓘ
Persianate culture ⓘ |
| declineReason |
changes in trade routes
ⓘ
military conflicts ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury |
11th century
ⓘ
12th century ⓘ 13th century ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | local rulers of Shirvan ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemains |
fortifications
ⓘ
residential quarters ⓘ water supply structures ⓘ workshops ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivityInHistory |
craft production
ⓘ
local agriculture support ⓘ long-distance trade ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
caravan stop
ⓘ
commercial hub ⓘ crafts center ⓘ |
| hasLanguageInHistory |
Azerbaijani
ⓘ
Persian ⓘ |
| hasReligionInHistory | Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | archaeological site ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cultural activities
ⓘ
regional trade ⓘ strategic location on caravan routes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Caucasus region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shabran District NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Azerbaijan ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Caspian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
historic caravan routes
ⓘ
trade routes between the Near East and the Caucasus ⓘ |
| modernCountryCapitalDistanceRelation | north of Baku ⓘ |
| partOf |
historical Silk Road sphere
ⓘ
medieval trade network of the Caucasus ⓘ |
| partOfHistoricalEntity | Shirvan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDaySettlementNearby | Shabran (modern town) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | northeastern Azerbaijan ⓘ |
| terrain | foothills near the Caspian coastal plain ⓘ |
| tradeLinksWith |
cities of the Caucasus
ⓘ
cities of the Near East ⓘ other cities of the Caspian region ⓘ |
| usedAs |
cultural center
ⓘ
regional trade center ⓘ |
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