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    Derbent (Russian: Дербе́нт; Lezgian: Кьвевар, Цал; Azerbaijani: Дәрбәнд, romanized: Dərbənd; Avar: Дербенд), formerly romanized as Derbend, is a city...
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  • Look up Derbent in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Derbent is a city in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. Derbent may also refer to: Derbent Urban Okrug...
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    The Fortifications of Derbent (Darband) are one of the fortified defense lines, some of which date to the times as early as those built by the Persian...
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    Makhachkala is the republic's capital and largest city; other major cities are Derbent, Kizlyar, Izberbash, Kaspiysk, and Buynaksk. Dagestan covers an area of...
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    invasion began in 642 with the capture of the strategically important city of Derbent that guarded the eastern passage of the Caucasus along the Caspian Sea...
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    Siege of Derbent in 1173 or 1174 was a successful siege of Derbent, by the Shirvanese and Georgian allies against Rus', Alan and Kipchak raiders. Akhsitan...
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    – 2 April 2024) was a Soviet-Israeli author of books on the history of Derbent, Dagestan, Russia. Yagutil Mishiev was born in Qırmızı Qəsəbə (English:...
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    The Derbent Synagogue, also known as Kele-Numaz (Russian: Дербентская синагога "Келе-Нумаз"; Hebrew: בית הכנסת דרבנט "קל-נומז") is the only synagogue...
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    The Derbent Khanate (Persian: خانات دربند, romanized: Khānāt-e Darband) was a Caucasian khanate that was established in Afsharid Iran. It corresponded...
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    The Battle of Derbent was the occupation of Derbent by the Russian Empire during the Russo-Persian War. It took place in August 1722. In August 1722,...
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