List of castles in Iran
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A castle is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble...
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Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
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- Aghcheh Castle, MeshkinshahrMeshkinshahrMeshgin Shahr is a city in and the capital of Meshgin Shahr County, in Ardabil Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 61,296, in 14,920 families....
- Alamut CastleAlamutAlamut was a mountain fortress located in the South Caspian province of Daylam near the Rudbar region in Iran, approximately 100 kilometres from present-day Tehran, Iran...
- Arg e Tabriz, TabrizTabrizTabriz is the fourth largest city and one of the historical capitals of Iran and the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. Situated at an altitude of 1,350 meters at the junction of the Quri River and Aji River, it was the second largest city in Iran until the late 1960s, one of its former...
- Bam Castle
- Arus Castle, Bandar Gaz
- Arzhang Castle, Minavand, Taleghan
- Babak CastleBabak CastleBābak Fort or Babak Castle , also known as the Immortal Castle or Republic Castle, is a large citadel and National Symbol of Iranians on the top of a mountain in the Arasbaran forests, which is located 6 km southwest of Kalibar City in northwestern Iran...
- Bahramjerd Castle, KermanKerman- Geological characteristics :For the Iranian paleontologists, Kerman has always been considered a fossil paradise. Finding new dinosaur footprints in 2005 has now revealed new hopes for paleontologists to better understand the history of this area.- Economy :...
- Baladeh Castle, Mazandaran
- Bastam Castle, UrmiaUrmia- Demographics :According to official census of 2006, the population of Urmia is about 871,204.- Language :The population of Urmia is mainly Azerbaijani people, with Kurdish, Assyrian Christian, and Armenian minorities...
- Bastani Castle, Bandar Gaz
- Bazman Castle on the Iran Shahr - Bazman Road
- Behestan Castle, ZanjanZanjan (city)Zanjan is the capital of Zanjan Province in northwestern Iran. It is an Azeri inhabited city. It lies 298 km north-west of Tehran on the main highway to Tabriz and Turkey and approximately 125 km from the Caspian Sea...
- Castle of Ardashir I (See also Ardashir I of Persia
- Castle of Shush
- Chalshotur Castle
- Chanof and Bampour Castles
- Choqa ZanbilChoqa ZanbilChogha Zanbil ; Elamite: Dur Untash) is an ancient Elamite complex in the Khuzestan province of Iran.It is one of the few existent ziggurats outside of Mesopotamia...
, which is in fact a tomb, not a castle - Chehel Dokhtaran Castle, Nikshahr
- Daman Castle, Sistan and Baluchestan
- Div Castle, Meshkinshahr
- Doost Mohammad Khan Castle, north east of Zabol
- Espidej Castle, Sistan and Baluchestan
- Falak-ol-Aflak CastleFalak-ol-Aflak CastleFalak-ol-Aflak Castle is a castle situated on the top of a large hill with the same name within the city of Khorramabad, the regional capital of Lorestan province, Iran...
, Luristan - Firuzabad Castle, Rasak
- Gazorkhan Castle, QazvinQazvinQazvin is the largest city and capital of the Province of Qazvin in Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 349,821, in 96,420 families....
- Ghal'eh DokhtarGhal'eh DokhtarGhal'eh Dokhtar or Qala-e-Dokhtar, also known as The Maiden Castle, is a castle made by Ardashir I, in present day Fars, Iran, in 209 AD. It is located on a mountain slope near the Firouzabad-Shiraz road....
, FirouzabadFirouzabadFiruzabad is a city in and the capital of Firuzabad County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 58,210, in 12,888 families.Firuzabad is located south of Shiraz. The town is surrounded by a mud wall and ditch.... - Ghamchegha Castle, Bijar
- Girl Castle, Fasa
- Girl Castle, Gonabad
- Girl Castle, Kerman
- Girl Castle, Khanaman, KermanKerman- Geological characteristics :For the Iranian paleontologists, Kerman has always been considered a fossil paradise. Finding new dinosaur footprints in 2005 has now revealed new hopes for paleontologists to better understand the history of this area.- Economy :...
- Girl Castle, Khorasan
- Girl Castle, Mianeh
- Girl Castle, Naeen
- Girl Castle, Shushtar
- Girl Castle, Sirjan
- Haridook castle, 130 km. of Iranshahr
- Hassan Castle, Qazvin
- Heydarabad Castle, Khash
- Hezareh Castle, MinabMinabMinab is a city in and the capital of Minab County, Hormozgan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 76,776.Minab is not far from Bandar Abbas. It is famous for fishing and for agriculture . It lies on the main official road connecting Bandar Abbas, the Makran and the Baluchistan...
- Iranshahr Old Castle
- Jalal Khan Hakem castle, Dayyer, BushehrBushehrBushehr Bushehr lies in a vast plain running along the coastal region on the Persian Gulf coast of southwestern Iran. It is the chief seaport of the country and the administrative centre of its province. Its location is about south of Tehran. The local climate is hot and humid.The city...
- Kangaloo Castle, Savadkuh
- Karimkhan Castle, ShirazShiraz, IranShiraz is the sixth most populous city in Iran and is the capital of Fars Province, the city's 2009 population was 1,455,073. Shiraz is located in the southwest of Iran on the Roodkhaneye Khoshk seasonal river...
- Kati Dinsar Castle, BabolBabolBabol is a city in and the capital of Babol County, Mazandaran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 198,636, in 55,943 families....
- Lashtan Castle, Bandar LengehBandar LengehBandar Lengeh is a harbor city in, and capital of Bandar-Lengeh County, in Hormozgan province of Iran on the coast of the Persian Gulf. The harbor is 280 km from Lar, 192 km from Bandar Abbas, and 420 km from Bushehr. The weather in Bandar Lengeh is hot and humid, typical of coastal...
- Malek Castle, Rayshahr
- Mansour Castle, Haranj, Taleghan
- Mar Castle, Bandar Gaz
- Meimoon Ghal'ehMeimoon Ghal'ehright|thumb|380px|Meimoon Ghaleh, one of several ancient castle ruins in or near Qazvin, Iran.left|thumb|Meimoon Ghaleh, plan of lower level.right|thumb|Meimoon Ghaleh, plan of main floor.Meimoon Ghal'eh Castle, also known as Mehman Ghal'eh Castle is one of several castle ruins scattered throughout...
- Mian Kolangi Castle, ZabolZabolZabol is a city in and the capital of Zabol County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. Zabol lies on the border with both Afghanistan and Pakistan. At the 2006 census, its population was 130,642, in 27,867 families....
- Namrud Castle in south of Zabol
- Narenj Castle, YazdYazdYazd is the capital of Yazd Province in Iran, and a centre of Zoroastrian culture. The city is located some 175 miles southeast of Isfahan. At the 2006 census, the population was 423,006, in 114,716 families....
- Narin ghalehNarin ghalehthumb|right|Seen in the background , the ruins of Narin Ghal'eh are not even registered with Iran's Heritage Organization, and is currently used as a garbage dump for the locals.The Narin Qal'eh or Narin Castle is a mud-brick fort or castle in the town of Nain, Iran...
, NainNain, IranNain is a city in and the capital of Nain County, Isfahan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 24,424, in 6,950 families.It has one of the earliest remaining mosques in Iran, and has a Sassanid era fort, now in ruins, called Narin Ghal'eh.... - Niavaran PalaceNiavaran Palace Complexthumb|right|350px|The "Kushak" of Ahmad Shah, or [[Ahmad-Shahi Pavilion]] |PavilionNiavarān Palace Complex is a historical complex situated in the northern part of Tehran, Iran. It consists of several buildings and a museum. The Sahebqraniyeh Palace, from the time of Naser al-Din Shah of Qajar...
- Old Castle of Bijar
- Old Castle (Kohneh Qaleh) of MeshkinshahrMeshkinshahrMeshgin Shahr is a city in and the capital of Meshgin Shahr County, in Ardabil Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 61,296, in 14,920 families....
- Palace of ArdashirPalace of ArdashirCastle of Ardeshir e Babakan , also known as the Atash-kadeh آتشکده, is a castle located on the slopes of the mountain on which Ghal'eh Dokhtar is situated on. Built in AD 224 by Ardashir I of the Sassanian Empire, it is located two kilometres north of the ancient city of Gor, i.e...
, Fars - Pip Castle, near IranshahrIranshahrIranshahr is a city in and capital of Iranshahr County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 99,496, in 17,698 families. The city is predominantly inhabited by ethnic Baloch speaking the Balochi language....
- Pishin Castle, Sistan and Baluchestan
- Fort of Our Lady of the Conception in Hormoz Island and another one in QeshmQeshmQeshm Qeshm Qeshm (Persian: قشم - pronounced kē´shm is an Iranian island situated in the Strait of Hormuz, and separated from the mainland by the Clarence Strait/Khuran in the Persian Gulf .-Geography:...
- Qadami Castle, near ChabaharChabaharChah Bahar is a city in and capital of Chah Bahar County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. Chah Bahar is a free port on the coast of the Gulf of Oman. At the 2006 census, its population was 71,070, in 13,837 families...
- Nikshahr - Qasr-e-Qand Castle
- Rayen castleRayen CastleRayen Castle is an adobe castle in Kerman province, Iran. The medieval mudbrick city of Rayen is similar to the Arg-é Bam city which was destroyed in an earthquake in December 2003. Rayen displays all the architectural elements of a deserted citadel...
- Rudkhan CastleRudkhan CastleRud-khan Castle is a brick and stone medieval castle in Iran.Located 25 km southwest of Foman city north of Iran in Gilan province, it is a military complex which had been constructed during the Seljuk Dynasty by followers of the Ismā'īlī sect. The castle is built on two tips of a mount, with...
, Fouman - Saam Castle, Zahedan
- Saeidabad Castle, Sistan and Baluchestan
- Sarbaz Castle, Iranshahr
- Sardar As'ad Bakhtriari's Castle
- Sefidabad hunting castle
- Seh Kooheh Castle in the district of Shibb Ab, Zabol
- Shahandasht castle, Mazandaran
- Shush castleShush CastleShush Castle is located in the ruins of the ancient city of Susa in the Khuzestan Province of Iran. It was constructed by French archaeologist Jean-Marie Jacques de Morgan in the late 1890s, as a secure base for archaeological exploration and excavation...
, Khuzestan - Sialk, KashanKashanKashan is a city in and the capital of Kashan County, in the province of Isfahan, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 248,789, in 67,464 families....
- Sib Castle, Saravan
- Teimoor Castle, Zahedan
- Zaboli Castle, near SaravanSaravan, IranSaravan is a city in and the capital of Saravan County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 58,652, in 10,078 families....
- Zahak Castle, Saravan
- Zahhak CastleZahhak CastleZahhak Castle is a castle in East Azerbaijan Province,Hashtrood, Iran. It is named after Zahhak, a figure in Persian mythology. According to various experts, it was inhabited from the second millennia BC until the Timurid era. It was first excavated in the 19th century by British archeologists...
, East Azarbaijan ProvinceEast Azarbaijan ProvinceEast Azerbaijan Province or East Azarbaijan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the northwest of the country, bordering Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan, and the provinces of Ardabil, West Azerbaijan, and Zanjan...