Qalakənd

Qalakənd
Qalakənd
	Qalakənd
	Coordinates: 40°29′28″N 45°45′24″E
Country	Azerbaijan
Rayon	Gadabay
Municipality	Plankənd
Elevation	1,316 m (4,317 ft)
Time zone	UTC+4 (AZT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+5 (AZT)

40°29′28″N 45°45′24″E

Qalakənd (also, Kalakend) is a village in the Gadabay Rayon of Azerbaijan. The village forms part of the municipality of Plankənd.[1] The name "Qalakənd" means "castle town", referring to the ruins of the medieval fortress of Parisos located near the village on a bluff overlooking the Shamkir river.[2]

References

"Belediyye Informasiya Sistemi" (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on September 24, 2008.
Dorfmann-Lazarev, Igor (2021). "Concerning Four Kings From the Land of 'Deep Ravines, Dense Forests, and Dark Thickets'". In Forness, Philip Michael; Hasse-Ungeheuer, Alexandra; Leppin, Hartmut (eds.). The Good Christian Ruler in the First Millennium: Views from the Wider Mediterranean World in Conversation. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter GmbH. ISBN 9783110724691. Retrieved 17 September 2022.

Qalakənd (as Kalakend) at GEOnet Names Server

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[1] "Belediyye Informasiya Sistemi" (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on September 24, 2008.

[Dorfmann-Lazarev_2021-2] Dorfmann-Lazarev, Igor (2021). "Concerning Four Kings From the Land of 'Deep Ravines, Dense Forests, and Dark Thickets'". In Forness, Philip Michael; Hasse-Ungeheuer, Alexandra; Leppin, Hartmut (eds.). The Good Christian Ruler in the First Millennium: Views from the Wider Mediterranean World in Conversation. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter GmbH. ISBN 9783110724691. Retrieved 17 September 2022.