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Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan, Head of the Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration Hikmat Hajiyev has a Tweet about Shahbulag fortress in Aghdam

"Shahbulag. Aghdam. The fake mythical story about Tigranakert is over," Hajiyev wrote.

On March 13, the heads of media resources and NGOs, bloggers and public activists visited the Shahbulag fortress in Azerbaijan's Aghdam region liberated from Armenian occupation. They were informed about the history of the fortress.

The 18th century Shahbulag fortress is one of the most famous monuments of the history of Karabakh. Built in 1751-1752 by Panahali Khan, this historical monument, known in the scientific literature as "Shahbulag Castle", is actually the inner tower of the large castle complex, which was built of local building materials, limestone and rock.

The complex consists of houses, markets, baths and mosques and was surrounded by protective walls and watchtowers (guard towers, towers). The height of the wall is 7 meters, the height of the head is 8.5 meters. The only entrance to the complex is located to the east.

The fortress of Shahbulag was the administrative center of the Karabakh Khanate. The buildings of Shahbulag influenced the architecture of the Karabakh Khanate, especially its capital named after Shusha.

During this time the castle complex Shahbulag remained a fortress on the hill and the mosque. After the occupation of Aghdam in 1993, the Armenian Armed Forces tried unsuccessfully to build the fortress of Shahbulag, as well as a number of other Azerbaijani monuments, and the nearby mosque was presented as a church.

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