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(Information last updated Jun 2018) |
Derbent (Russian: Дербе́нт dyeer-BEHNT) is a 5,000-year-old city in Dagestan and a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is the location of the mythical "Gates of Alexander," and easily one of the most impressive historical sites in Russia.
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There are two daily communter trains from the regional capital of Makhachkala, one departing 10:00 and another departing 17:20, journey time is around three hours. Long-distance trains heading to and from Baku makes a stop-over here. From Moscow there are departures on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays, leaving from Moskva Paveletsky station at 18:05 and arriving two nights later at 18:40. A second class sleeper ticket costs around 3500 руб. Other Russian cities with rail connections includes Saint Petersburg (59 hr), Rostov-on-Don (25½ hr) and Yekaterinburg (64 hr). International connections includes Kiev (56 hr) and Minsk (65 hr).
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