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Qalakənd (also, Kalakend) is a village in the Gadabay Rayon of Azerbaijan. The village forms part of the municipality of Plankənd. The name "Qalakənd" means "castle town", referring to the ruins of the medieval fortress of Parisos located near the village on a bluff overlooking the Shamkir river.

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Place details

Locality
Əlinağılar
Region
Gadabay District
Country
Azərbaycan
Population
0

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Qalakənd
Settlement.pushpin_map
Azerbaijan
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
300
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Rayon
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Gadabay
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Plankənd
Settlement.timezone
AZT
Settlement.utc_offset
+4
Settlement.timezone_DST
AZT
Settlement.utc_offset_DST
+5
Settlement.elevation_ft
4317

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Qalakənd (also, Kalakend) is a village in the Gadabay Rayon of Azerbaijan. The village forms part of the municipality of Plankənd. The name "Qalakənd" means "castle town", referring to the ruins of the medieval fortress of Parisos located near the village on a bluff overlooking the Shamkir river.

== References ==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Qalakənd” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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