Qalakənd

Qalakənd is a village in the Gadabay Rayon of . The village forms part of the municipality of . The name "Qalakənd" means "castle town", referring to the ruins of the medieval fortress of located near the village on a bluff overlooking the .
Wikipedia
  • Hamlet with about 170 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 1,320 metres (4,320 feet)
  • Description: village in Azerbaijan
  • Address: Gədəbəy rayonu
  • Also known as
    “Balakend”
    “Kalakend”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Koroghlu Fortress \ Gedabey.
Ilkin.Zober, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Koroghlu fortress is a fortress located in the village of Gala in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Əlinağılar and Plankənd.
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Qalakənd

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Latitude
40.48749° or 40° 29′ 15″ north
Longitude
45.7576° or 45° 45′ 27″ east
Open location code
8HG7FQP5+X2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5238971129
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
586276
Wiki­data ID
Q4593615

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Uzbek—“Qalakənd” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Կալաքենդ”
  • Armenian: “Փառիսոս”
  • Azerbaijani: “Qalakənd”
  • Chechen: “Галакаьнд”
  • Dutch: “Qalakənd”
  • French: “Qalakənd”
  • Georgian: “ყალაქენდი”
  • German: “Qalakənd”
  • Irish: “Qalakənd”
  • Italian: “Qalakənd”
  • Malay: “Qalakənd”
  • Persian: “قلعه‌کند”
  • Russian: “Калакенд”
  • South Azerbaijani: “قالا کند”
  • Tatar: “Галакәнд”
  • Uzbek: “Qalakənd”

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