MAKHACHKALA, June 30 Russian President Vladimir Putin during a working trip to Derbent, he suggested that the country's southernmost city is not two thousand, but five thousand years old, said the head of Dagestan, Sergei Melikov, on Friday during a press approach.
In September 2015, a large-scale celebration of the 2000th anniversary of Derbent took place in Dagestan. Nevertheless, many scientists claim that the city is at least five thousand years old.
«You probably heard on the air how Vladimir Vladimirovich spoke about Derbent and even corrected me: when I reported to him that we celebrated the two thousandth anniversary of Derbent a few years ago, the president stressed that it was probably worth referring to another historical date «, to another milestone and consider that Derbent is five thousand years old. We took this, including as an indication, and I congratulate all Dagestanis on the fact that we now have a city with a five thousand-year history. The city of Derbent is the cradle of world history,» Melikov said.
On June 28, Putin visited Derbent. He toured the ancient fortress of Naryn-Kala, visited the ancient Juma Mosque, held a meeting on tourism development, and then arrived at the Nizami Ganjavi Park, where the largest multimedia fountain in Russia is installed. There the president was greeted with applause. Young people literally surrounded the head of state, asking questions and filming what was happening on their phones, one girl took a selfie with Putin.