Naryn-Kala Fortress
Naryn-Kala Fortress is located in the western part of the city of Derbent. It is an ancient pre-Arab citadel, part of the Derbent fortress, connected to the Caspian Sea by double walls designed to block the so-called Caspian Gate to the Persian power. The sea part of the wall goes 500 meters into the sea, locking the entrance to the harbor. Naryn-Kala is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The territory of the fortress was about 4.5 hectares. Inside there were structures necessary to keep the siege position: in particular, a voluminous tank for drinking water, most of which went underground. Russian troops under the command of Valerian Zubov took the fortress of Naryn-Kala in 1796, during the war with Persia.
