Rudkhan Castle (Persian: قلعه رودخان; Gilaki: رودخان دژ), also Roodkhan Castle, is a brick and stone medieval fortress in Iran that was built to defend...

stanza of Qazvin, about 100 kilometers from Tehran. In 1090 AD, the Alamut Castle, a mountain fortress in present-day Iran, came into the possession of Hassan-i...

Constitutionalist movement of Gilan Fish head Gilani people Gill (clan) Rudkhan Castle Soviet Republic of Gilan "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395...

Masyaf Castle (Arabic: قلعة مصياف) is a medieval structure in the town of Masyaf in Hama Governorate, Syria, situated in the Orontes Valley, approximately...

Qal'eh Dokhtar, Ghale Dokhtar, Dokhtar Castle or Dezh Dokhtar (Persian: دژ دختر, "The Maiden Castle") is a castle made by Ardashir I, in present-day Fars...

(لمسر) was probably the largest and the most fortified of the Ismaili castles. The fortress is located in the central Alborz mountains, south of the...

loyal subjects of the Mamluks. Alamut Castle, Persia Lambsar Castle, Persia Rudkhan Castle, Persia Masyaf Castle, Syria Abu Qubays, Syria Qalaat al-Madiq...

Central Asia depicts the story of siege of a castle, and the scene is presented in a Sogdian style castle." Williams, Tim; Campbell, Katie; Jorayev, Gaygysyz;...

Tower/Azadi Square Milad Tower Pasargadae Naqsh-e Jahan Square Rostam's Mural Rudkhan Castle Persian gardens Windcatcher Qanat Cyrus the Great Avicenna Ferdowsi...

Furthermore, the Daylamites also strictly practised endogamy. Rudkhan Castle Alamut Castle Lambsar Castle Fayruz Al Daylami Al-Daylami Fishbein, Michael, ed. (1990)...

الافلاک, lit. 'the sky of the skies') or Shapur Khast Castle (Persian: دژ شاپورخواست) is a castle situated on the top of a large hill with the same name...

among others, castle fortifications such as the Fortifications of Derbent (located in North Caucasus, now part of Russia), the Rudkhan Castle and the Shapur-Khwast...

the "Castles of the da'wa" (قلاع الدعوة qilāʿ al-daʿwah). Nizari Ismaili state History of Nizari Ismailism List of castles in Iran List of castles in Syria...

Fortress or Nimrod Castle (Arabic: قلعة الصبيبة Qal'at al-Subeiba, "Castle of the Large Cliff", later Qal'at Namrud, "Nimrod's Castle"; Hebrew: מבצר נמרוד...

The Castle of Oblivion (anyuš berd), also known as the Prison of Oblivion or the Fortress of Oblivion, was a castle and political prison of the Sasanian...

Nahāvand Castle (Persian: قلعه نهاوند) was an ancient castle from Sasanian Persia that was located in what is now the city of Nahavand in Hamedan province...

Pāpak Fort (Persian: بابک قالاسی: ترکی آذربایجانی) or Babak Castle (Persian: قلعه بابک), ″Ghal’eh-e  Baz″ is a large citadel on the top of a mountain in...

Governor’s section were built during the Parthian era. Under the Sassanids, the castle was seized by Ardeshir Babakan. New fortifications and walls were constructed...

Throughout the history of Iran, especially in prehistoric and early history, castles have played an important role in the fortification of the country. They...

The Rayen Castle (Persian: ارگ راين Arg-e Rāyen) is a historic adobe fortress situated on the outskirts of the Hezar Masjed Mountains, about 100 kilometers...

Rashkan Castle (Persian: دژ رشکان, romanized: Dež Rashkan) was a castle in Tehran Province in northern Iran. It was located near Cheshmeh Ali, Shah-Abdol-Azim...

Gerdkuh was a castle of the Nizari Isma'ili state located near Damghan in the region of Qumis (modern-day Semnan Province of Iran). Gerdkuh is a "fortified...

Tapeh Castle Gilan Bandbon Castle Chimarud Castle Rudkhan Castle Lisar Castle Kalisham Castle Tak Aghaj Castle Shindan Castle Ispahbudhan Castle Shah Neshin...

Jacob's Ladder, between Jamestown and Half Tree Hollow, in Saint Helena Rudkhan Castle, Fouman, Iran Stairs of rock placed in a natural passage Outdoor stairway...

Ramsar Meimoon Castle in Qazvin Narin Castle in Yazd Province Rudkhan Castle, a brick and stone medieval castle in Gilan Province Shush Castle in Hormuz Island...

Baloch Got castle (Persian: قلعه بلوچ گت) is a historical castle located in Chabahar County in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. The longevity of...

The Naryn Castle (In Persian: نارین قلعه) or Narin Castle is a mud-adobe fort or castle in the town of Meybod, Iran. Built some 2,000 to 6,000 years ago...

fortress in the World Heritage List Iranian architecture List of Iranian castles Sassanid Dynasty Mount Takht-e Suleyman Cave of Daniel (Persian Wikipedia)...

The Izad Khast Castle is located in Izadkhast in the Fars Province, central Iran. The castle was built during the Sassanid Empire (224 to 651 AD) and...

Chehel Dokhtaran castle (Persian: قلعه چهل دختران) is a historical castle located in Hamun County in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, The longevity of...