Происхождение названий города Дербента и топонимии его региона в контексте этноязыковой ситуации раннего Средневековья
Journal: Electronic scientific archive of UrFU (Ural Federal University)
Year: 2014

Founded in 438 and included on the World Heritage List in 2003, the ancient city of Derbent emerged in the area which, by the time of its foundation, was known under various names which belong, as it is shown in the paper, to different Bulgar (Turkic) languages: province of Chor, Ζουάρ-ος fortress, Chora / Djora way, Τζοΰρ, city of Chora, Chola / Choga / Chol, gate of Chola / Choga, province of Sul. These dialectal place names meaning ‘steep bank, precipice’ meet the localization of the city in