Zendan Castle (Persian: قلعه زندان) is a historical castle located in Deyr County in Bushehr Province, Iran. The longevity of this fortress dates back...
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former Ottoman defensive and prison tower in Bitola, North Macedonia Zendan Castle, castle located in Deyr County, Bushehr Province, Iran Zindan Fortress,...
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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...
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Qal'eh Dokhtar (redirect from Ghal'eh Dokhtar castle)
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...
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Great Kyz Kala (category Sasanian castles)
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;...
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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...
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Falak-ol-Aflak (redirect from Falak-ol-Aflak castle)
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...
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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...
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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...
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Takht-e Soleymān (category Sasanian castles)
used to imprison monsters inside a nearby 100m deep crater which is called Zendan-e Soleyman "Prison of Solomon". Solomon is also said to have created the...
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Babak Fort (redirect from Babak Castle)
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...
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(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...
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Arg-e Bam (category Castles in Iran)
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...
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Atashgah Castle (Persian: قلعه آتشگاه) is a castle in the city of Kashmar, and is one of the attractions of Kashmar. This castle was built by the Sasanian...
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Kani Now castle (Persian: قلعه کانی ناو) is a historical castle located in Baneh County in Kurdistan Province. "Encyclopaedia of the Iranian Architectural...
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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...
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Baloch Got castle (Persian: قلعه بلوچ گت) is a historical castle located in Chabahar County in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. The longevity of...
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Fathabad castle (Persian: قلعه فتحآباد) is a historical castle located in Kerman County in Kerman Province, Fath Abad Garden is a nearby structure. "Encyclopaedia...
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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...
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Chogha Zanbil (category Castles in Iran)
Castle Zendan Castle Dutch Castle Hesar Castle Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Kak Kahzad Castle, Dana Golestan Jiq Qareh Tapeh Daz castle Qiz Castle Kondeskuh...
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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...
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Chehel Dokhtaran castle (Persian: قلعه چهل دختران) is a historical castle located in Hamun County in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, The longevity of...
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Shavvaz castle is a castle in Shavvaz, Iran, and is one of the attractions of Yazd Province. This castle was built by the Sasanian Empire. "Encyclopaedia...
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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...
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Kangelo Castle (Persian: قلعه کنگلو) is a historical fortress located in Kangelo Village, Savadkuh County, Mazandaran Province, Iran. Kangelo Castle was built...
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Furg Citadel (redirect from Forg Castle (Mirza Rafi Khan Castle))
Alamout Castle in the year of 483 AH, and their commanding period continued until 654AH. The commanding center of Ismailian was Alamout Castle, and their...
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3850556°N 47.1672167°E / 37.3850556; 47.1672167 Zahhak Castle (or citadel; Persian: قلعه ضحاک) is a castle in Hashtrud, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. It is...
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Iraj Castle (Persian: قلعه ایرج Qal'eh Iraj) is a fortification built in 4th or 5th century AD in the central region of Ray, Sasanian Empire, near modern-day...
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Rig Castle (Persian: قلعه ریگ) is a Castle related to the Seljuq dynasty and is located in the Kashmar County, Quzhd village. "Encyclopaedia of the Iranian...
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Shush Castle (French: Château de Suse) is located in the ruins of the ancient city of Susa (Shush) in the Khuzestan Province of Iran. It was constructed...
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