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Abbasabad (fortress)
Abbasabad was a fortress of strategic importance for the defense of the Nakhichevan khanate. It was built with the help of French engineers by Abbas Mirza in 1810. He appointed Ehsan Khan Kangarlu as commander of the fortress in 1827, during the Russo-Persian War of 1826-1828. During a siege by the Russians, Ehsan Khan secretly arranged with for the gates of the fortress to be opened to the Russian commander General Paskevich on 22 July 1827.
Abbasabad
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