Shusha fortress (1751 year)

The Shusha fortress or Shushi fortress is a fortress surrounding the historical centre of . The newly conquered castle town was called "Panahabad fortress" named after Panah Ali Khan who together with Melik Shahnazar was the founder of the fort.
  • Castle
  • …dates from 1751
  • Description: fortress in Azerbaijan
  • Also known as
    “Shusha Fortress”
    “Şuşa qalası (1751 il)”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lower Mosque and Yukhari Govhar Agha Mosque.
The Ashaghi Govhar Agha Mosque is a in , . is situated 560 metres southeast of Shusha fortress (1751 year).
Mosque
The , also called the Great… is situated 680 metres south of Shusha fortress (1751 year).
Church
Holy Savior Cathedral, commonly referred… is situated 1 km south of Shusha fortress (1751 year).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Qarabulaq and Nağılar.
Village
is a village de jure in the …
Village
is a village in the of .
Mkhitarashen or Mukhtar is a village located in the…
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Latitude
39.76593° or 39° 45′ 57″ north
Longitude
46.75018° or 46° 45′ 1″ east
Open location code
8HF8QQ82+93
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Shusha fortress (1751 year)” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة شوشا”
  • Armenian: “Շուշիի բերդ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Şuşa qalası”
  • Chinese: “舒沙城堡”
  • Chinese: “舒沙堡”
  • Dutch: “Shusha fortress”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قلعة شوشا”
  • French: “Forteresse de Chouchi”
  • Georgian: “შუშის ციხესიმაგრე”
  • German: “Festung von Şuşa”
  • Italian: “Fortezza di Shushi”
  • Italian: “Fortezza di Šowši”
  • Italian: “Fortezza di Şuşa”
  • Japanese: “シュシャ城塞”
  • Lithuanian: “Šušos tvirtovė”
  • Persian: “دژ شوشی”
  • Russian: “Шушинская крепость (1751 год)”
  • Russian: “Шушинская крепость”
  • Turkish: “Şuşa Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Шушинська фортеця”
  • Western Armenian: “Շուշիի բերդ”

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