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Gazanchi Fortress

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Gazanchi Fortress
Azerbaijani: Qazançı Qalası
Gazanchi Fortress is located in Azerbaijan
Gazanchi Fortress
Location within Azerbaijan
General information
LocationGazanchi, Julfa, Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
CountryAzerbaijan
Coordinates39°14′30″N 45°42′08″E / 39.241593°N 45.702224°E / 39.241593; 45.702224
CompletedIII-I millennium BC

Gazanchi Fortress is fortress dated from the third millennium BC located in the village of Gazanchi, Azerbaijan.[1] It is believed to have been heavily occupied by local tribes and is depicted in painted ceramic artifacts as having been a significant social center during the Middle Bronze Age.[2]

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  1. ^ "TARİXİ ABİDƏLƏR" (in Azerbaijani). nakhchivan.az. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Qazançı qalası" (in Azerbaijani). serqqapisi.az. Retrieved 8 February 2018.