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Municipality in Siazan, Azerbaijan
Gilgilçay
Municipality
Gilgilçay is located in AzerbaijanGilgilçayGilgilçay
Coordinates: 41°08′39″N 49°05′12″E / 41.14417°N 49.08667°E / 41.14417; 49.08667
Country Azerbaijan
RayonSiazan
Population
 • Total959
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+5 (AZT)

Gilgilçay (also, Gil’gil’chay) is a village and municipality in the Siazan Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 959.

Gilgilchay Wall

See also: Sasanian defense lines

The Gilgilchay defensive wall was built by the Sasanian Empire (488-531). The defensive line were constructed using a combination of mud brick, stone blocks, and baked bricks, and stretched from the shore of the Caspian Sea to the Babadag mountains in the west. Not far from the Gilgilchay wall is the Shabran wall, located near Shabran village.

References

  1. Magomedov, Rabadan; Murtazali, Gadjiev (2006). "The Gilgilchay Long Defensive Wall: New Investigations". Ancient East and West. 5 (1, 2): 143–144. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  2. "The Caspian Shore Defensive Constructions". UNESCO. 24 October 2001.
Siyazan District
Capital: Siyazan


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