Azerbaijan · 5th century
Chirag Gala (Azerbaijani: Çıraqqala), also spelled Çiraq Qala or Çirax Qala, which means lamp castle in Azerbaijani is a ruined ancient fortress overlooking the Caspian coastal plains north of Baku in Azerbaijan. It is located on the top of a mountain, in the Guba Forest. It was constructed by the Sassanid Persians in the 5th century, it was used as a defense for the khanate of Quba in the 18th century.
Today the Chirag Gala is a historic site and is frequently visited by tourists. Because of the large rocks and rough road, the Chirag Gala is almost impossible to reach with any vehicle. Most tourists and people travel by foot to the top of the mountain.
Text adapted from “Chirag Gala” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chirag Gala ranks #3,371 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #12 of the 45 mapped in Azerbaijan. Founded c. 450, it is older than 97% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 37 atlas entries founded in the 5th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,034 times in the last 60 days, more than 51% of the atlas. See how Azerbaijan compares in the castle statistics.
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