Castle
Galarsan-Gorarsan
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan · 12th century
Galarsan-Gorarsan (Azerbaijani: Gələrsən-Görərsən) is a fortress in Azerbaijan, built in the Middle Ages, ruins of which remain on the coast of the Kish River, about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from Shaki city, on the summit of Garatepe Mountain.
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Galarsan-Gorarsan ranks #3,083 of 3,691 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #21 of the 23 mapped in Azerbaijan. Founded 1101, it is older than 89% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 194 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. See how Azerbaijan compares in the castle statistics.
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