Aghoghlan Gate
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Aghoghlan Gate (Azerbaijani: Ağoğlan qapısı, Armenian: Աղողլան դարպաս),[1] also known as the Mukhtar Gate (Azerbaijani: Muxtar qapısı, Armenian: Մուխթարի դարպաս) or the Shushikend Gate (Azerbaijani: Şuşakənd qapısı, Armenian: Շուշիքենդի դարպաս), is one of the four entrance gates to the Shusha fortress in the homonymous city in the Republic of Azerbaijan.[2][3]
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Aghoghlan Gate | |
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Shusha, Azerbaijan | |
Coordinates | 46°44′58″N 39°45′55″E |
Type | Castle walls |
Site history | |
Built | 1750 |
Materials | Stone |
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The fortress and the city came under the control of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh following the capture of Shusha on 8 May 1992 until 8 November 2020 when Azerbaijani Army captured the city after a 3-day long battle.[4][5][6]