Chirag Gala

Chirag Gala, also spelled Çiraq Qala or Çirax Qala, which means lamp castle in Azerbaijani is a ruined ancient fortress overlooking the Caspian coastal plains north of in .
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Photo: Rəcəb Həsənbəyov, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Rəcəb Həsənbəyov, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: ruined ancient fortress overlooking the Caspian coastal plains north of Baku in Azerbaijan
  • Also known as: “Çıraq qala” and “Чираг-гала”

Chirag Gala

Latitude
41.08767° or 41° 5′ 16″ north
Longitude
48.93177° or 48° 55′ 54″ east
Open location code
8HHC3WQJ+3P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 303315412
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q4516154
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Chirag Gala” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Çıraqqala”
  • Georgian: “ჩირაღ-კალა”
  • German: “Çıraqqala”
  • Japanese: “チラグ・ガラ”
  • Persian: “چراغ‌قلعه”
  • Polish: “Chirag Gala”
  • Russian: “Чирах-кала”
  • Russian: “Чирах-Кала”
  • Turkish: “Çırakkale”
  • Ukrainian: “Чирах-кала”

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