 | This article is an orphan, as no other articles link to it. Please introduce links to this page from related articles; try the Find link tool for suggestions. (October 2024) |
| Guba Fortress | |
|---|---|
| Native name Quba qalası | |
| Location | Azerbaijan |
| Area | Quba |
| Built | XVIII age |
Guba Fortress refers to the fortress walls that once surrounded the historical center of the city of Quba. It was constructed in 1747 after Huseynali Khan of Quba moved the capital of the Quba Khanate from Khudat to Quba. Following the incorporation of the khanate into the Russian Empire, the fortress lost its strategic importance and was used by the local Russian garrison.
Starting in 1868, military fortresses in the South Caucasus began to be dismantled. In 1870, a plan was developed to demolish the Quba fortress walls and build additional residential neighborhoods in their place. Shortly thereafter, the demolition of the fortress walls and new construction work began.
The fortress city of Quba stretched along the upper terrace of the Qudyal River in a west–east direction and was surrounded by fortress walls constructed from unfired bricks. These walls were approximately 3–4 sazhen (6.4–8.5 meters) in height, 1 sazhen (2.13 meters) in width, and extended 400 sazhen (852 meters) in length and 130 sazhen (277 meters) in width. The fortress walls featured three gates.