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Əsgəran Fortress

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Əsgəran Fortress
Əsgəran Fortress. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Askeran Fortress (Armenian: Մայրաբերդ, romanized: Mayraberd; Azerbaijani: Əsgəran qalası) is a fortress in the town of Askeran. Located on the banks of the Qarqar River, its current structure was built in the 18th century and consists of two sections. The left-bank section features a double line of stone walls.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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