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Azerbaijani stone buildings with Gız Galası medieval Maiden tower, old town, Baku, Azerbaijan

Walking around Derbent, I decided to visit an ancient fortress, which struck me with its beauty and inaccessibility at the same time. For a very long time I caught the moment to capture this beauty without people in the picture. The result is before your eyes.

Ancient stone city walls surrounding the old city - Icherisheher - of Baku, capital city of Azerbaijan

Derbent, Republic of Dagestan, Russia - August 18, 2021: View of Derbent from the walls of the Naryn-Kala citadel.

Exterior of Shirvanshah's Palace in the old city of Baku, Azerbeijan . The people of Azerbaijan and the unique architecture in the Azeri capital.

$Aerial view of Quadrangular Mardakan Fortress in Azerbaijan (Böyük Mərdəkan qəsri)\n\nThe Quadrangular Mardakan Fortress or the Great Mardakan Castle (Azerbaijani: Dördkünc Mərdəkan qalası or Azerbaijani: Böyük Mərdəkan qəsri) is a historical and architectural monument located in the Mardakan settlement of the Khazar district in Baku. It is included by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan (currently - the Ministry of Culture of Azerbaijan) in the list of monuments of world importance. In 2001, along with other objects of the coastal defence of the Caspian Sea, it was included in the UNESCO World Heritage Reserve List.$

Icheri Shekher (old city) The popular destination became the first UNESCO World Heritage site in Azerbaijan. The old town is highly picturesque with ancient buildings and street art.

Old City or Inner City is the historical core of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.

Ancient walls of Icherisheher, the old section of Azerbaijan capital city Baku.

Wall in Baku's old town, a popular tourist destination and landmark, Baku, Azerbaijan.

Nakhchivan City, Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic (Nakhchivan exclave), Azerbaijan: Nahkchivangala fortress aka Yazdegerd fort - built in the 7th century, in the late Sassanid Empire period, under the last Sassanid king, Yazdegerd III, originally erected with mud walls, it was rebuilt in modern times using concrete and stone, in some areas covered in ersatz ashlars.

Ramparts and entrance gate to the old town of Baku, Azerbaijan - September 2019,

$Aerial view of Icherisheher (Old City or Inner City) in Baku, Old city and modern city, Baku Maiden Tower, Aerial view of The Palace of the Shirvanshahs\n\nOld City or Inner City (Azerbaijani: İçərişəhər) is the historical core of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. The Old City is the most ancient part of Baku, which is surrounded by walls. In 2007, the Old City had a population of about 3,000 people. In December 2000, the Old City of Baku, including the Palace of the Shirvanshahs and Maiden Tower, became the first location in Azerbaijan to be classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.\n\nThe Palace of the Shirvanshahs is a 15th-century palace built by the Shirvanshahs and described by UNESCO as \$

The entrance to and compound of the Ateshgah (Zoroastrian) Fire Temple aka the Fire Temple of Baku in Azerbaijan

Baku Fortress Wall was built in about 11381139, Azerbaijan

Baku, Azerbaijan- May 21, 2009: Baku is the capital of Azerbaijan. In 2009, an air tranvel tour was taken from Tehran Iran to Baku, Here the street view of Baku.

Baku, Azerbaijan - June 26, 2023: The grand Palace of the Shirvanshahs, an iconic symbol of Azerbaijani heritage, is captured in this day-lit photograph.

The entrance to the Ateshgah Fire Temple in Baku, Azerbaijan, a historic Zoroastrian temple. The stone structure features an arched doorway and a tower with small windows.

A twilight photo of the walls of the old city of Bukhara, Uzbekistan

Manama, Bahrain: Qal'at al-Bahrain - Qal'at al Burtughal - colonial ramparts top a tell, an artificial mound created by many successive layers of human occupation - photo by M.Torres

Baku's old city, where history and architecture intertwine, offering a captivating journey through Azerbaijan's past.

Ancient catapult in the old city, Baku, Azerbaijan

$Aerial view of The Pir Huseyn Khanqah and Mausoleum\n\nThe Pir Huseyn Khanqah and Mausoleum lies along the left bank of Pirsaat River (Pirsaatçay), 126 kilometers to the southwest of Baku. The inscription plaque over the portal, read by V. Kratchkovskaya in 1952, announces that the khanqah (dervish monastery) was built by Sharaf al-Dawla wal-din Hasan during the reign of the Shirvanshah Afridhun Abul-Muzaffar Fariburz (Fariburz III, 1225–1255).$

Bukhara, Uzbekistan. May 25th, 2024. Detail of the exterior walls of the 5th century fortress in the centre of Bukhara, Uzbekistan, in the early morning with few visitors around. UNESCO World Heritage Site

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