Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Shirvan (Azerbaijani: Şirvan) is a city in Azerbaijan, located on the Kura River. It was called Zubovka until 1938 and Ali Bayramli until 2008. From 1938 to 1954, Shirvan possessed the status of a village. It obtained the status of a city of Republican level on January 4, 1963.
The battle between the young Ismail and Shah Farrukh Yassar of Shirvan. Shirvan from map of the Caucasus by Johann Christoph Matthias Reinecke. 1804. Shirvan (from Persian: شیروان, romanized: Shirvān; Azerbaijani: Şirvan; Tat: Şirvan) [a] is a historical region in the eastern Caucasus, as known in both pre-Islamic Sasanian and Islamic times. [2]
Shirvan (Persian: شيروان) [a] is a city in the Central District of Shirvan County, North Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. [4] The city has been significant industrially with sugar beet factories. [ 5 ]
Shirvan city with an area of 3789 square kilometers, which is limited to Turkmenistan from the north, Esfarayen city from the south, Farooj county from the east and Bojnourd from the west. In the north of Shirvan, there is a city called Lujli.
Xırdalan is a city between Baku and Sumgait. 5 Mingəçevir Mingachevir: 104,500 Mingachevir is a city in the north of the country 6 Naxçıvan Nakhchivan: 93,700 7 Lənkəran Lankaran: 87,900 Lankaran is a city in the south on the coast of the Caspian Sea. 8 Şirvan Shirvan: 85,800 Located along the Kura river: 9 Şəki Shaki: 65,100
Under the Safavid dynasty of Iran, Shirvan was a leading silk manufacturer and its principal city, Shamakhi, became an important place for trade. [8] In 1724, most of Shirvan was annexed to the Ottoman Empire by the Treaty of Constantinople.
The Central District of Shirvan County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان شیروان) is in North Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Shirvan . [ 3 ]
The builders of the ensemble relied on the traditions of the Shirvan-Absheron architectural school. [6] In 1964, the palace complex was declared a museum-preserve and taken under the protection of the state. In 2000, this ensemble, along with the fortified walls of the historic part of the city and the Maiden Tower, was named a World Heritage Site.