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Round Tower (Mardakan)

historical and architectural monument in the Khazar district in Baku
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Round Tower (Mardakan)
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Round Tower (Mardakan)

Summary

Round Tower (Mardakan) is a castle[1]. Round Tower (Mardakan) ranks in the top 8% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (76 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Round Tower (Mardakan) is located in Khazar[3].
  • Round Tower (Mardakan) is in the country of Azerbaijan[4].
  • Round Tower (Mardakan)'s instance of is recorded as castle[5].
  • Round Tower (Mardakan)'s architect is recorded as Abdul Majid ibn Masud[6].
  • Round Tower (Mardakan)'s commissioned by is recorded as Fariburz III[7].
  • Round Tower (Mardakan)'s architectural style is recorded as Shirvan-Absheron architectural school[8].
  • Round Tower (Mardakan)'s Commons category is recorded as Mərdəkan castle (small)[9].
  • 1232 marks the founding of Round Tower (Mardakan)[10].
  • Round Tower (Mardakan)'s coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.49572694392441, 'lon': 50.14715679710072}[11].
  • Round Tower (Mardakan)'s heritage designation is recorded as cultural heritage monument in Azerbaijan[12].

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Geography

Round Tower (Mardakan) is in the country of Azerbaijan[4]. Round Tower (Mardakan) is located in Khazar[3].

Designation and Status

Round Tower (Mardakan)'s instance of is recorded as castle[5]. Its heritage designation is recorded as cultural heritage monument in Azerbaijan[12].

History and Context

1232 marks the founding of Round Tower (Mardakan)[10].

Why It Matters

Round Tower (Mardakan) ranks in the top 8% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (76 views/month).[2] Round Tower (Mardakan) has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] Round Tower (Mardakan) is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

Azerbaijan

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Nemoralis · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Architect → Abdul Majid ibn Masud
    Country → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Khazar
    Located in → —
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P131]]: [[Q526313]]"
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