Azerbaijan: Forts of Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan: Forts of Azerbaijan

2014 · 60 min

A discovery journey to the ancient sites and forts of Iranian Azerbaijan, Zahhak castle near Mianeh and the Babak Khorramdin stronghold in Kalaybar, who fought the Abbasid Caliphate in early centuries of Islam in Iran.

Directed by Ramin Mohseni · Written by Ramin Mohseni

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