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2020-11-27 22:10
Zahhak castle more reachable as stone walkway completed
TEHRAN – Zahhak castle has now become more reachable to modern visitors as a stone pedestrian walkway has been finalized to the once unconquerable monument.
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2020-11-23 10:47
By Afshin Majlesi
14 of the greatest castles, fortresses, and citadels in Iran
Since antiquity, mankind has assumed the need to fortify properties to survive in an ever-changing world of invasion and conquest.Commencing from simple earthworks and wooden walls, fortifications were gradually evolved into complex, unconquerable imposing citadels.
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2020-05-25 10:48
Awe-inspiring, ancient and lonely: Zahhak Castle
Sightseers pay a visit to the ruined Zahhak Castle which is perched on a hillside near Hashtroud, northwest Iran, on May 19, 2020.
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2020-05-17 18:38
Ancient castles and fortresses in Iran: Zahhak Castle
Even though Iran is better known for foreign tourists by magnificent mosques, labyrinthine bazaars, madrasas, wind-catchers, ancient cities like Persepolis, which was once the ceremonial capital of the Persian Empire, the nation does have a large number of rather forgotten historical heritages like tens of ruined castles.
