Aghoghlan Gate

Aghoghlan Gate
Shusha, Azerbaijan
Site information
TypeCastle walls
Location
Coordinates46°44′58″N 39°45′55″E / 46.74944°N 39.76528°E / 46.74944; 39.76528
Site history
Built1750
MaterialsStone

Aghoghlan Gate (Azerbaijani: Ağoğlan qapısı), also known as the Mukhtar Gate (Azerbaijani: Muxtar qapısı) or the Shushikend Gate (Azerbaijani: Şuşakənd qapısı), is one of the four entrance gates to the Shusha fortress in the homonymous city in the Republic of Azerbaijan.

The fortress and the city came under the control of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh following the capture of Shusha on 8 May 1992 until 8 November 2020 when Azerbaijani Army captured the city after a 3-day long battle.