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Hasan Khan Castle — is located on the right bank of the Kuremukchay River near the village of Qaxbaş in the Qax district. It consists of towers and castle walls. The towers have two rows of embrasures and window openings, and the walls have embrasures. Each tower has 36 embrasures and 10 windows for artillery. The walls have 168 embrasures and 8 windows. It is considered a defensive object. River stone and lime mortar were used in the construction of the castle. The construction date of the castle is assigned to the second half of the 19th century. It is very likely that this castle was built by the Russians after the Ilisu Sultanate was incorporated into the Russian Empire. The castle helped the Russians prevent attacks from the territory of Dagestan.

Regarding the naming of the object “Hasan Khan Castle”, the local population later named the castle after Major General Hasan Khan, who commanded the castle garrison. The grandson of Ilisu Sultan Ali Sultan, Hasan Khan served in the Russian army and rose to the rank of major general. Major General Hasan Khan died in 1882 and was buried in the cemetery of Qaxbaş village next to his grandfather Ali Sultan. A mausoleum was built over his grave.

This historic monument, called “Hasan Khan Castle” by the local population, is protected by the state.