Balakend
Balakend is a locality in Gadabay District, Azerbaijan and has an elevation of 1,357 metres. Balakend is situated nearby to the village Plankənd, as well as near Rüstǝm Əliyev.Places of Interest
Highlights include Koroghlu Fortress \ Gedabey.
Koroghlu Fortress \ Gedabey
Photo: Ilkin.Zober, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Koroghlu fortress is a fortress located in the village of Gala in Gadabay district, Azerbaijan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rüstǝm Əliyev and Qalakənd.
Rüstǝm Əliyev
Village
Miskinli is a village and municipality in the Gadabay Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 2,613.
Qalakənd
Hamlet
Qalakənd is a village in the Gadabay Rayon of Azerbaijan. The village forms part of the municipality of Plankənd. The name "Qalakənd" means "castle town", referring to the ruins of the medieval fortress of Parisos located near the village on a bluff overlooking the Shamkir river.
Əlinağılar
Village
Əlinağılar is a village and municipality in the Gadabay Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 1,320. The municipality consists of the villages of Əlinağılar and Arısu with which it essentially merges, along with nearby Miskinli and Qalakənd to form one larger diffuse village.
Balakend
- Type: Locality
- Location: Gadabay District, Azerbaijan, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.5° or 40° 30′ northLongitude
45.75° or 45° 45′ eastElevation
1,357 metres (4,452 feet)Open location code
8HG7GQ22+22GeoNames ID
587074
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