İkinci Qala
İkinci Qala is a village in Baku, Azerbaijan. It hosts the Gala- State Historical Ethnographic Reserve and contains a number of buildings classified as historical and architectural monuments.
- Type: Locality
- Description: former settlement, currently part of Gala settlement of Khazar District of Baku city of Azerbaijan
- Also known as: “Ikinci Qala”, “Ikinji Gala”, “Kala Vtoroy”, “Qala”, and “Кала II”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Round Mardakan Fortress.
Round Mardakan Fortress
Castle
Photo: Xlodvig, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mǝrdǝkan and Baku.
Mǝrdǝkan
Town
Photo: Xlodvig, Public domain.Baku
Locality
Baku Economic Region is one of the 14 economic regions of Azerbaijan. Baku is situated 9 km southwest of İkinci Qala.
İkinci Qala
- Category: human settlement
- Location: Baku Region, Azerbaijan, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.46332° or 40° 27′ 48″ north
Longitude
50.11593° or 50° 6′ 57″ east
Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)
Open location code
8HGGF478+89
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Uzbek—“İkinci Qala” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “İkinci Qala”
- Chechen: “Икинджи Кала”
- Dutch: “İkinci Qala”
- Persian: “ایکینجی قالا”
- Russian: “Икинджи-Гала”
- Russian: “Кала”
- South Azerbaijani: “ایکینجی قالا”
- Uzbek: “Ikkinchi qala”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Novaya Bina and Binǝ.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Qala Stansiyası and Stantsiya Azizbeyova.
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