Nardaran Fortress

Nardaran Fortress (Azerbaijani: Nardaran qalası, Persian: قلعه نارداران) is a historical and architectural monument located in the Nardaran settlement of the Sabunçu district in Baku. The fortress has been registered as a monument of global significance by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Azerbaijan. In 2001, the Nardaran Fortress, along with other Caspian defense structures, was included in UNESCO's Tentative List.

The Nardaran Fortress was build during the time of the Shirvanshahs and consists of fortress walls enclosing a square-shaped courtyard and a cylindrical tower located at the center of the courtyard. Local stone was used in the construction of the fortress.

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Nardaran Fortressは、アトラスの城の知名度ランキングで世界2,328位（全3,734件中）、アゼルバイジャンの23件では13位にランクされています。1301年に創建され、アトラスの年代判明済みの城の65%より古い城です（14世紀に創建されたアトラス収録の251件のひとつ）。アゼルバイジャンが他とどう比べられるかは、城の統計をご覧ください。

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