Round Tower (Mardakan)

borg · 1232 · Khazar, AZ · Abdul Majid ibn Masud

Round Tower (Mardakan) (Khazar, Azerbaijan) dates from 1232. The catalogue names Abdul Majid ibn Masud as the architect. The date falls within the chapter ‘The Middle Ages’ in this site’s history of architecture.

The client was Fariburz III. The building is protected as cultural heritage monument in Azerbaijan.

12 other buildings on this site lie within 25 kilometres; the nearest is Akhund Abuturab Tomb, 642 m away.

• Abdul Majid ibn Masud