- Caspian Gates by Ariel Cannon
See Derbent, Russia.
- Mamedkala by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
an urban-type settlement in Derbent Raion, Dagestan ASSR. Railroad station on the Makhachkala-Baku line, 20 km northwest of the city of Derbent. It has a grape-growing sovkhoz, a winery, and a plant for processing fruits that grow wild.
- Derbent by Grant Lyons
... gas deposits in the area. Derbent was founded (5th or 6th cent. A.D.) by the Persians as a strategic fortress at the Iron Gates. There are remains of the Caucasian Wall (also called Alexander's Wall), built by the Persians in the 6th cent. As a bulwark against northern invaders. The Arabs, who took Derbent in 728, made it a commercial and cultural center...
- Derbent by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
... seventh to ninth centuries Derbent was part of the Arabian Caliphate, and in the tenth century it was the center of a feudal principality. In the 13th century it was captured by the Mongols and underwent a period of decline. In the 16th through the early 18th century it was part of Iran; in 1722 it was united with Russia but returned to Iran’s control in 1735 ...
- Gandzha Treaty of 1735 by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
... and thus returned to Iran Derbent and Baku and their surrounding provinces. Iran attempted to prevent Derbent and Baku from falling under the domination of any other country and to continue the war with Turkey until all the territories seized by the Turks had been won back. Both sides also agreed to refrain from any separate negotiations with the Turks and to ...