Inside Derbent’s Fortress Naryn-Kala, Dagestan | Внутри Дербентской крепости Нарын-Кала, Дагестан

Naryn-Kala is an ancient fortress in the upland part of #Derbent, connected to the Caspian Sea by double walls designed to block the Caspian gate to Persia. The citadel has an irregular shape and covers an area of 4.5 hectares. The southern wall was demolished in the 19th century, while the northern wall largely retains its original appearance. The length of the wall is 3600 meters with a thickness of 3 meters. Inside the fortress there are baths, water tanks, underground prison cells, ruined buildings, a cross-domed church of the 5th century, a temple of fire worshipers and a mosque. The architectural ensemble-citadel Naryn-Kala is a precious diamond in the treasury world heritage UNESCO. How about we go walk around it? :) ***** Нарын-Кала - древняя крепость в горной части города #Дербент, соединенная с Каспийским морем двойными стенами, которые были разработаны, чтобы блокировать каспийские ворота в Персию. Цитадель имеет неправильную форму и занимает площадь 4,5 га. Южная стена была снесен