Zendan Castle
Zendan Castle ( fa, قلعه زندان) is a historical castle located in Deyr County in Bushehr Province, Iran. The longevity of this fortress dates back to the Sasanian Empire The Sasanian () or Sassanid Empire, officially known as the Empire of Iranians (, ) and also referred to by historians as the Neo-Persian Empire, was the History of Iran, last Iranian empire before the early Muslim conquests of the 7th-8th cen .... References {{Iran-castle-stub Castles in Iran Sasanian castles ...
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Deyr County
Deyr County, also Dayyer County ( fa, شهرستان دَیِّر) is located in Bushehr province, Iran. The capital of the county is Bandar-e Deyr. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 48,488, in 10,036 households. Retrieved 6 November 2022 The following census in 2011 counted 52,523 people, in 12,779 households. At the 2016 census, the county's population was 60,612, in 16,403 households. Etymology According to some historians Daiyir was named after a Jewish synagogue located in the heart of Daiyir. The word Daiyir probably is derived from the Hebraic word (דייר) which means resident. Overview Deyr county is one of the nine counties in Bushehr Province, Iran. It has an area of 4000 km2. Some historians believe, that Deyr county was exclusively inhabited by Jews, but by years the Muslims settled in the county, and a large proportion of Deyr county's Jews converted to Islam during the Safavid dynasty. The population nowadays is Muslim; the Jewish inhabitant ...
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