Iron Gates Wall (Darband, Uzbekistan)
wall · 300 BC – 2099 AD
A fortification system west of modern Darband in Uzbekistan that controlled a 20-kilometer-long corridor through the Hissar mountain range along the valley of the modern Shurob river. Originally constructed in the third century BCE, this barrier has been repeatedly renewed and reconstructed through to the 14th century and can still be seen today.
- Coordinates
- 38.20785, 66.97426
- Also known as
- Darband (uz), Darband (uz), Darband Wall (en), Darband Wall (en), Derbent (en), Derbent (en), Дарбанд (ru), Дербент (ru)
- Dating
- attested
Sources
- Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)