Parigala (Azerbaijani: Pəriqala, literally Fairy Castle) is considered one of Azerbaijan's lesser-known archeological treasures and historical mysteries.
The site consists of a limestone brick structure of three rooms with a window, built 300 metres up the side of a cliff in the foothills of the Caucasus Mountains near the village of Chardaghlar in northwest Azerbaijan.
The site is in a state of good repair, although the top of the stairway has been separated from the rock, perhaps by an earthquake.
According to legend, Pari - a beautiful woman during the Genghis Khan (1155-1227) period - became the focus of a Mongol warlord who requested permission of her father that she join his harem.
It has more realistically been speculated that the structure was built as a monastery for harried monks during the early Christian period, although much archaeological research remains to be done to determine the origins of the site.