Castle
Gulustan Castle
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan
Gulustan Fortress or Castle (Azerbaijani: Gülüstan qalası) is a medieval castle dating back to the 9th-12th centuries located in Shamakhi District of Azerbaijan. Although the oldest archeological findings from the castle date back to the 9th century, the Gulustan castle was radically rebuilt and strengthened in the 12th century - the beginning of the 13th century.
Text adapted from “Gulustan Fortress (Shamakhi)” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gulustan Castle ranks #2,895 of 3,691 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #17 of the 23 mapped in Azerbaijan. See how Azerbaijan compares in the castle statistics.
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