Rustam Minnikhanov visits sights in Derbent

On February 5, during his working visit to Dagestan, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov visited sights in Derbent city.

Together with Acting Head of the Republic of Dagestan Vladimir Vasilyev, Minnikhanov visited an ancient fortress Naryn-kala.

The ancient citadel is connected to the Caspian Sea with the double walls aimed to block so-called the Caspian Gateway to the Persian Empire. The site is in the UNESCO World Heritage list.

Bathhouses, fortress’s water supply system with ceramic pipes, ruins of palace preserved inside the citadel. In particular, Tatarstan President inspected the military detention, dungeons, water tanks and ruins of various buildings.

Minnikhanov noted the importance of cooperation between regions in the field of preservation of historical holy sites. He invited representatives of the museum complex to learn from the experience of Tatarstan on the revival of monuments on the example of the ancient city of Bolgar.

Minnikhanov also visited one of the most ancient places in the Caucasus – the medieval burial place Kyrkhlyar, where, according to the legend, 40 companions of Prophet Mohammed were buried. Tatarstan President visited Russia's oldest mosque - Derbent Dzhuma –Mosque.