İkinci Qala

İkinci Qala is a village in , . It hosts the Gala- State Historical Ethnographic Reserve and contains a number of buildings classified as historical and architectural monuments.
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Photo: Zohrab Javad, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • 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”, and “Qala”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Round Mardakan Fortress.

Castle
Photo: Xlodvig, Public domain.
The or the Small Mardakan Castle is a historical and architectural monument located in the Mardakan settlement of the Khazar district in . is situated 4 km northeast of İkinci Qala.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mǝrdǝkan and Baku.

Town
Photo: Xlodvig, Public domain.
Mardakan is a settlement and municipality in Khazar Rayon of , , located on the coast of the Caspian Sea, with a population of 32,084. It's positioned on the eastern , about 30 km away from downtown Baku, and just 10 km from , bounded by to the east, to the south, and to the west. is situated 4½ km northeast of İkinci Qala.

Locality
Economic Region is one of the 14 economic regions of Azerbaijan. It borders the economic region of to the west and Caspian Sea to the east. is situated 9 km southwest of İkinci Qala.

İkinci Qala

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
Geo­Names ID
824005
Wiki­data ID
Q8080060
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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 II”
  • Russian: “Кала”
  • South Azerbaijani: “ایکینجی قالا”
  • Uzbek: “Ikkinchi qala”

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