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Derbent
Derbent
(; ; ; ), formerly
romanized
as
Derbend
, is a
city
in the
Republic of Dagestan
,
Russia
, located on the
Caspian Sea
, north of the
Azerbaijani
border. It is the southernmost city in Russia, and it is the second-most important city of Dagestan. Population:
Derbent occupies the narrow gateway between the
Caspian Sea
and the
Caucasus Mountains
connecting the
Eurasian steppes
to the north and the
Iranian Plateau
to the south.
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