Aghoghlan Gate, Medieval gate of Shusha Fortress in Shusha, Azerbaijan

Aghoghlan Gate is the eastern entrance of Shusha Fortress, opening toward the lower part of the city. Unlike the northern and western gates, it was not reinforced with battle towers and had a fairly simple appearance. Its entrance is resolved with a pointed arch.

Built under Panah Ali Khan as the eastern gate of Shusha Fortress, it was one of three main entrances, alongside the Ganja and Iravan gates. A road from it linked Shusha with Shushikend and Mukhtar villages and continued to Aghoghlan castle. In the 19th century the Shusha prison was built nearby, and the gate was reshaped as its entrance, reusing part of the fortress walls.

The gate connects the main fortress to the villages of Shushikend and Mukhtar, reflecting the historical relationship between urban and rural communities.

The gate opens on the eastern side of the fortress, above the lower town, and the road through it led to Shushikend, Mukhtar and Aghoghlan castle. In the 19th century the Shusha prison was built just below it, reusing part of the fortress wall and its towers as prison walls, and the gate itself was reshaped as the prison entrance. Look for the pointed arch of the opening.

Unlike the Ganja and Iravan gates, the eastern Aghoghlan Gate was not reinforced with battle towers and had a fairly plain appearance, with an arched entrance. In the 19th century the Shusha prison was built just below it, and part of the fortress walls and defence towers were reused as prison walls, with the gate reshaped as the prison entrance.