Fortress ruins in Ilisu

The fortress complex — built in the village of Ilisu, Qakh district, on the Dagestan road. The neighborhood where the complex is located is called Qala neighborhood. The complex includes the remains of a fortress castle and fortress walls.

It is thought that the construction dates to the 1850s.

Key facts

Type: fortress
Heritage status: cultural heritage monument in Azerbaijan

Facts from Wikidata.

Coordinates: 41.468022, 47.055600Open in Google Maps

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Sources

The text on this page is translated from: İlisu qalası (az.wikipedia.org), as of 2 February 2024

Text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.