INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
semicircular niche in the wall that points out the qibla, the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca, and hence the direction that Muslims should
expert affiliated with Research Institute for Cultural Heritage and Tourism, IRIB reported on Monday.That place of worship is probably one
of the few mosques in the world that have been converted into a church for a while and has a double name, Morteza Rezvanfar said.As
upon the Treaty of Gulistan, and now it is the oldest and only Shia city in Russia, the researcher explained.This mosque is also among
Derbent buildings registered in the UNESCO World Heritage list, he said.According to UNESCO, Derbent owes its rich history to its strategic
position, along the travel route between Europe and the Middle East, on the border of Europe and Asia, where the mountains of the Caucasus
almost arrive at the coast leaving a narrow 3-km strip of plain.The ancient city was once in a position to control the traffic between
Europe and the Middle East
The defense structures that were built by the Sasanians were in continuous use by the succeeding Persian, Arabic, Mongol and Timurid
century BC, and, since the 1st millennium BC, control of the north-south passage on the western side of the Caspian Sea has been linked to
the oldest in Russia and one of the most ancient in the region.Evidence was found of a fortified settlement in the region of the citadel
during the 3rd century BC and 4th century CE, which was confirmed by historical documents; Greek-Roman authors knew this settlement by the
name of Albanian gate and meanwhile, the ancient Armenian authors called it the Chol/Chor.As mentioned by the UN body, the modern name of
century by the Sasanian Empire
Two walls were constructed 300 to 400 m apart, extending approximately 3.6 km from the Caspian Sea up to the citadel situated on the
