Fortress
Khunzakh Fortress
🇷🇺 Russia · 19th century
Khunzakh Fortress is a fortification built during the years of the Caucasian War in the 19th century to consolidate Russian power in Dagestan. The fortress is one of the largest and best-preserved objects of the cultural heritage of Russia in Dagestan.
Machine-translated from “Хунзахская крепость” on the Russian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Khunzakh Fortress ranks #7,130 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #138 of the 145 mapped in Russia. Founded 1867, it is older than 7% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 607 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. See how Russia compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Khunzakh Fortress?
Khunzakh Fortress stands in Russia, at 42.55631°, 46.72173°.
When was Khunzakh Fortress built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1867. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Khunzakh Fortress?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #7,130 of 8,134 worldwide, and #138 in Russia. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Khunzakh Fortress?
Preobragenskaya Fortress, about 40 km away.
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