Shapurgala

Shapurgala (Azerbaijani: Şapurqala) is a fortress located on the left bank of Nakhchivanay, near the village with the same name in Shahbuz District of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.

Shapurgala
Azerbaijani: Şapurqala
Location within Azerbaijan
General information
TypeFortress
LocationKyulyus village
Town or cityShahbuz, Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
CountryAzerbaijan
Coordinates39.359618°N 45.661883°E / 39.359618; 45.661883
CompletedI-X centuries
Technical details
MaterialBrick

Research

The fortress is located on a high mountain, surrounded by steep cliffs. It was registered as an archeological monument in 1990. The area of the fortress is 1,300 m2. There is a Pir on the road to the fortress. In the area above the Pir, remains of a destroyed construction and pink colored clay dish fragments were encountered.[1]

In the central part of the fortress researchers came across construction remnants, baked bricks, pink clay plates and remains of grain stones and fireplaces.[1] The findings indicate that life in Shapurgala lasted from the first century AD to the XV-XVI centuries.[2] It was also used as a guard station for defensive purposes.[1]

Architectural features

The fortress is located in a polygonal-shaped area. The tallest place of the pitch is the tallest cliff in the south-east. Inside the cliff a rectangular room is drilled with 4x3.6 m of area. The burnt bricks of the size of 19x19x5 cm were found inside the room, a rhomb shaped niche was made on the wall of the fortress, and the wall under the niche was made in semi-circular form.[1]

See also

References

  1. Ə. İ. Novruzlu, V. B. Baxshəliyev – SHahbuz bölgəsinin arxeoloji abidələri, Baku, 1992
  2. "SHapurqala" (in Azerbaijani). haqqinda.az. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
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