Ganja Gate

Ganja Gate of Shusha (Azerbaijani: Gəncə qapısı) is one of four entrance gates to Shusha fortress in Shusha Rayon of Azerbaijan.[1][2] Shusha has been under the control of the de facto Nagorno-Karabakh Republic since the Capture of Shusha on May 8, 1992.[3][4][5]

Ganja Gate
Shusha, Azerbaijan
Ganja Gates. Shusha, Azerbaijan
Coordinates46°44′58″N 39°45′55″E
TypeCastle walls
Site history
Built1750
MaterialsStone
Garrison information
OccupantsDashnaks (1992)

Description

In compliance with Azerbaijan's medieval traditions of urban development, Shusha castle walls were built with four gates. The main gate was facing north towards the road to Ganja, Azerbaijan and was therefore named Ganja Gate. The western gate was facing western regions including Khanate of Erevan and was hence called Irevan Gate. The other two gates opened to surrounding highland villages. Shusha's internal castle was located on a peak near the Ganja Gate.[3] The Ganja Gate bears an architectural importance and is often mentioned among other significant 549 attributes of Shusha State Historical and Architectural Reserve of the 18th century.[6][7][8] Ganja Gate is located on Niyazi street.[2]

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References
  1. "ДРЕВНИЙ ГАРАБАГ". Retrieved 9 August 2010.
  2. War Against Azerbaijan - Targeting Cultural Heritage. 2007. ISBN 978-9952-8091-4-5.
  3. "Karabakh Foundation - Shusha". Archived from the original on 4 October 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
  4. "Ministry of Culture - Shusha city". Retrieved 9 August 2010.
  5. "INFORMATION ON HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL MONUMENTS OF OLD SHUSHA" (PDF). Retrieved 9 August 2010.
  6. "Abidələrin siyahısı (Şuşa)". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
  7. "Gündəm - İctimai-siyasi təşkilatlar qara ildönümlə bağlı tədbirlər keçirəcək". Archived from the original on 9 May 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
  8. "Şuşa qalalar şəhəri, muzeylər məskəni idi". Retrieved 9 August 2010.

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