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Gosha Gala Gates / Double Gates

The Paired Fortress Gates or Gosha Gala Gapysy are one of the main entrances to the section of Baku, Azerbaijan. Until the end of the 19th century, the Gates had been the only entry to the fortress.
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Photo: Urek Meniashvili, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Maiden Tower and Palace of the Shirvanshahs.

Castle
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The is a 12th-century monument in the , , . Along with the , dated to the 15th century, it forms a group of historic monuments listed in 2001 under the UNESCO World Heritage List of Historical Monuments as cultural property, Category III. is situated 300 metres south of Gosha Gala Gates / Double Gates.

Museum
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The is a 15th-century palace built by the Shirvanshahs and described by UNESCO as "one of the pearls of Azerbaijan's architecture". is situated 390 metres southwest of Gosha Gala Gates / Double Gates.

Museum
Photo: Sefer azeri, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Underground Bath is a hamam located on the Boyuk Gala Street, near the fortress gates of Icherisheher in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old City and Baku.

Neighborhood
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or Inner City is the historical core of , the capital of . The is the most ancient part of Baku, which is surrounded by walls.

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is the capital of and is the largest city in the . 's Old Town has UNESCO World Heritage status. Many cultures and architectural styles mix in , in particular Turkish-Islamic elements meet strong Western European and Russian-Eastern European influences.

Locality
Photo: Ayla Gasimova, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Baku is a planned urban development in the district of . It is part of the 2021 strategic plan for . It refers to the re-development of a portion of Black City, a 221-hectare land area. is situated 4½ km east of Gosha Gala Gates / Double Gates.

Gosha Gala Gates / Double Gates

Latitude
40.36877° or 40° 22′ 8″ north
Longitude
49.8363° or 49° 50′ 11″ east
Open location code
8HGF9R9P+GG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4827120023
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q30694329
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Gosha Gala Gates / Double Gates” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Qoşa qala qapıları”
  • Azerbaijani: “Şamaxı qapısı”
  • Georgian: “შამახის კარიბჭე”
  • German: “Doppeltor”
  • Russian: “Парные Крепостные Ворота”
  • Russian: “Шемахинские ворота”
  • Spanish: “Puerta doble”
  • Ukrainian: “Шемахинські ворота”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tourism Information Center and Konstitusiya Məhkəməsi.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Gosha Gala Gates / Double Gates”. Photo: Urek Meniashvili, CC BY-SA 3.0.