Shusha fortress (1751 year)
The Shusha fortress or Shushi fortress is a fortress surrounding the historical centre of Shusha. 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.
Lower Mosque
The Ashaghi Govhar Agha Mosque is a mosque in Shusha, Azerbaijan. Lower Mosque is situated 560 metres southeast of Shusha fortress (1751 year).
Yukhari Govhar Agha Mosque
The Yukhari Govhar Agha Mosque, also called the Great… Yukhari Govhar Agha Mosque is situated 680 metres south of Shusha fortress (1751 year).
Ghazanchetsots Cathedral
Holy Savior Cathedral, commonly referred… Ghazanchetsots Cathedral is situated 1 km south of Shusha fortress (1751 year).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Qarabulaq and Nağılar.
Qarabulaq
Village
Qarabulaq is a village de jure in the Shusha District…
Nağılar
Village
Nağılar is a village in the Shusha District of Azerbaijan.
Shusha fortress (1751 year)
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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
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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”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Natavan’s house and Mədəniyyət və İstirahət Parkı.
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