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  • Derbent’s Middle Persian Inscriptions Are in Danger (by Pejman Akbarzadeh, BBC)
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UNESCO World Heritage Site

The Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent / Darband were part of the northern lines of the Sasanian Persian Empire, which extended east and west of the Caspian Sea. Following the Russian-Persian Wars and the Treaty of Gulistan (1813), Darband became part of Russia. The Fortifications is registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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