Today it’s known as Kız Kulesi, or Maiden’s Tower, and over the past two-and-a-half millennia it’s served many roles. Built as a customs checkpoint in 410 BCE, it’s been a defense tower ...

The Inner City (Icheri Sheher) has preserved much of its 12th-century defensive walls. The 12th-century Maiden Tower (Giz Galasy) is built over earlier structures dating from the 7th to 6th centuries ...

The plot of the film is taken from the legend of the Azerbaijan Maiden Tower. According to legend shirvanshah fell in love with his daughter and wanted to marry her. Learning of this daughter ...

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