Qalakənd (also, Kalakend) is a village in the
Gadabay Rayon
Gadabay District ( az, Gədəbəy rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the west of the country and belongs to the Gazakh-Tovuz Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Dashkasan, Shamkir, Tovuz, and th ...
of
Azerbaijan. The village forms part of the municipality of
Plankənd.
The name "Qalakənd" means "castle town", referring to the ruins of the medieval fortress of
Parisos
P'arisos was a city, fortress, and monastery located in the upper basin of the Shamkir river, near the present-day Azerbaijani village of Qalakənd. The ruins of P'arisos are located on a crag on the left bank of a stream also historically called ...
located near the village on a bluff overlooking the
Shamkir river.
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Populated places in Gadabay District
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