Mughan plain

<h2 id="sasanian-period-and-urbanization">Sasanian Period and Urbanization</h2>
<p>In the Sasanian period (224–651 CE), the Moghan Plain was part of a strategic border region. Fortified cities like Ultan Qalasi and elevated mounds such as Nader Tepesi reveal advanced settlement structures, including irrigation systems and citadel-like layouts. These reflect a well-organized administrative presence in the region.
</p><p>The Sasanian Empire used the Moghan Plain as a route for military and economic operations, and remnants of coinage, pottery, and civic planning illustrate the integration of the area into broader imperial networks.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a>
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<h2 id="history">History</h2>

<p>The ancient settlement of <a href="/facts/Alikomektepe/jlrmMaxh">Alikomektepe</a>, dating to c. 5000 BC, is located in the Mughan plain and covers an area of over 1 hectare.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> Early levels belonged to <a href="/facts/Shulaveri-Shomu_culture/vtDKFK0o">Shulaveri-Shomu culture</a>. The Mughan culture was later centered in the area. <a href="/facts/Mughan_(province)/w4fbMaEd">Mughan was a province</a> of the <a href="/facts/Abbasid_Caliphate/mPeLAbXt">Abbasid Caliphate</a>, in present-day <a href="/facts/Iranian_Azerbaijan/m0hNEXRu">Iranian Azerbaijan</a>. <a href="/facts/Mughan_District/DQfongnM">Mughan District</a> was one of the administrative divisions of <a href="/facts/Shirvan_Khanate/J0JjqcjA">Shirvan Khanate</a>. After 1820, the Shirvan Khanate was conquered by the <a href="/facts/Russian_Empire/hg1g5SpV">Russian Empire</a>.
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<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Garayazi_plain/5sbVUX52">Garayazi plain</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Arran_(Caucasus)/NzxBf6o0">Arran (Caucasus)</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Azerbaijan%25E2%2580%2593Iran_border/UIICJzVC">Azerbaijan–Iran border</a></li></ul>

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<h2 id="notes">Notes</h2>

<ul><li><a href="http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/mogan-parent-i-ii">MOḠĀN</a> in <a href="/facts/Iranica/vpxGm0xG">Iranica</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>The Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Spain Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine <a href="http://www.azembajada.es/browse.php?lang=eng&page=0101" target="_blank">http://www.azembajada.es/browse.php?lang=eng&page=0101</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>Badalyan, R. (2015). "The Kura–Araxes culture in the South Caucasus". Paléorient. 41 (2): 21–39. <a href="https://www.persee.fr/doc/paleo_0153-9345_2015_num_41_2_5653" target="_blank">https://www.persee.fr/doc/paleo_0153-9345_2015_num_41_2_5653</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:3"><p>"The Sasanian Colonization of the Mughan Steppe (NW Iran)". Retrieved 2025-04-15. <a href="https://www.academia.edu/35329328" target="_blank">https://www.academia.edu/35329328</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:4"><p>Махмудов Ф.Р., Нариманов П.Г., 1974. Поселение Аликемек-тепеси. АО 1973 г. М. (Russian) <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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Mughan plain