The fortress is located at the summit of the mountain near Galeybughurd village and 1,600 meters above the sea level.

[4] When Shah Ismayil attacked Shirvan in 1509, Shirvanshah Shaykhshah was defended at Bughurt fortress.

Shahrukh and lawyer Hussein Bey, who retreated into the Bughurt fortress, could resist the Safavids for several months.

According to Iskandar Munshi’s writings, during these wars both Gulustan and Bugurt fortresses was destroyed by the order of Tahmasp.

At this time, the head of the Turkish troops, Gasim Bey used Bugurt fortress as a defensive point.