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How to use Derbent in a sentence

Looking for sentences and phrases with the word Derbent? Here are some examples.

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In 1722 Peter the Great began his Persian campaign along the Caspian coast, occupying Derbent and Baku.
The policemen died, together with six of the fighters, in an exchange of gunfire outside a house near the city of Derbent on the Caspian Sea.
He travelled down the Volga River, and reached Derbent, then Baku and later Persia proper by crossing the Caspian Sea.
About 320 homes in the Caspian Sea coastal city of Derbent close to the Caucasus Mountains were flooded and seven bodies were found, Reuters reported.
Near the city of Derbent, the men ran into a Russian roadblock.
Despite initial setbacks, they managed to recover Derbent and eventually penetrated as far south as Caucasian Iberia, Caucasian Albania and Armenia.
Examples from Classical Literature
Derbent is usually identified with Albana, the capital of the ancient Albania.
In 1796 Derbent was besieged by the Russians, and in 1813 incorporated with the Russian empire.
As a representative Derbent rug, this is an excellent example.
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