Ramana Tower, Medieval fortress in Ramana village, Azerbaijan

Ramana Tower is a rectangular stone structure that rises approximately 15 meters high, with semicircular towers at each corner. The structure features shooting windows along its walls and is accessed by a ground-level spiral staircase.

The Shirvanshahs likely ordered the fortress built in the 14th century for defence, though some researchers date it to the 12th-century Nizami period. From the 12th century, Absheron fortresses signalled danger between each other by bonfires at night and smoke by day, alerting Baku and the Maiden Tower. Historians have claimed underground passages linked Ramana with the Maiden Tower and Bakikhanov village.

Locals point out a large rock outside the walls where, they say, the nightingale sang Koroghlu's aria, and they present it to visitors as part of the site. The fortress also appeared in the films Koroghlu, Nasimi and Babek; it was restored in 1956 during the filming of Koroghlu.

Access to the upper sections is by a spiral staircase starting from ground level that leads to a wide corridor along the outside of the tower. Visitors should expect uneven steps and the structure has limited modern facilities.

The staircase arrangement differs from other fortresses in the region by starting from ground level rather than from an elevated position. This unusual layout allows direct entry into the interior of the structure.