Aghoghlan Gate (Azerbaijani: Ağoğlan qapısı, Armenian: Աղողլան դարպաս),[1] also known as the Mukhtar Gate (Azerbaijani: Muxtar qapısı, Armenian: Մուխթարի դարպաս) or the Shushikend Gate (Azerbaijani: Şuşakənd qapısı, Armenian: Շուշիքենդի դարպաս), is one of the four entrance gates to the Shusha fortress in the homonymous city in the Republic of Azerbaijan.[2][3]
The fortress and the city came under the control of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh following the capture of Shusha on 8 May 1992 until 8 November 2020 when Azerbaijani Army captured the city after a 3-day long battle.[4][5][6]
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AghoghlanGate (Azerbaijani: Ağoğlan qapısı, Armenian: Աղողլան դարպաս), also known as the Mukhtar Gate (Azerbaijani: Muxtar qapısı, Armenian: Մուխթարի...
fort. Shusha fortress had three main gates: Ganja Gate, Iravan Gate and AghoghlanGate. The names of all these gates are often mentioned in historical sources...
located on the fortress's northern side. The other two gates are the Iravan Gate and the AghoghlanGate. In compliance with medieval traditions in urban development...
of the three main gates of the Shusha fortress, located in the western part of Shusha. The other two gates are: Ganja and Aghoghlan. The Shusha fortress...
first floor of the building. There are three entry gates on the building's southern side. The middle-gate leads to a hallway, while the other two lead to...
view, the entrance of the castle repeats the technique applied at Ganja Gate of Shusha fortress. This type of construction technique strengthens the protection...
rebuilding was also accompanied by a Persian language inscription on the main gate entrance dating the castle to 1182 Hijra (1768 AD). However given its history...
the Shahbulag Castle, being protected from a direct access by prismatic gate towers with L-shaped passages extended outward. The upper parts of the Panah...
located at the entrance to Shusha, Azerbaijan from the side of the Ganja Gate. The largest shopping street Rasta Bazaar starts from this area. According...
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