Derbent Historical, Architectural and Archaeological Museum-Reserve
368600, Republic of Dagestan, Derbent, Rzayev str., 7
About the company:
The fortress, located on a high hill of Derbent, is the main archaeological site, the cultural layer of which dates from the end of the IV thousand BC - XIX century and reaches 12 m. It is an object of cultural heritage of federal importance.
The main objects of display of the complex are architectural and archaeological monuments.
Since 2003, the Naryn-Kala Citadel, the Old Town and the fortresses of Derbent have been included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Some of the objects are museumified. In the building of the architectural monument of the XVIII-XIX centuries "Khansk Chancellery" exposition "Ancient Derbent" is placed. It presents artifacts from ancient times to the present day.
On the territory of the fortress there are the following objects of cultural heritage of federal significance: the guardhouse of the XIX century, the Khan reservoir of the VI-IX centuries, the Khan bath, the Khan's palace of the XVIII-XIX centuries, the Khan's office.