Salyan Gates

The Salyan Gates are the gates located in the south-west of the Baku [Fortress Wall|fortress walls of Baku], in a garden near Azneft.

History

The Kempfers book describes that, in 1683, Old [City (Baku)|Icherisheher] was surrounded by two fortress walls and had two city gates: Mountain and Shamakhy.
Also, in the primary plan of the city of Baku, which was drawn up by the Russian army in 1723, two city gates were marked.
The trade caravans arriving from Russia passed through the Shamakhy Gates and left through the Salyan Gates. The trade caravans arriving from Iran entered through the Salyan Gates and left through the Shamakhy Gates.