Maryam Castle () is a historical

castle A castle is a type of fortification, fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by Military order (monastic society), military orders. Scholars usually consider a ''castle'' to be the private ...

located in

Sarpol-e Zahab County Sarpol-e Zahab County () is in Kermanshah province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Sarpol-e Zahab, whose people are adherents of Shia, Sunni Sunni Islam is the largest branch of Islam and the largest religious denomination in the wo ...

Kermanshah Province Kermanshah province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran, bordering Iraq. Its capital is the city of Kermanshah. According to a 2014 segmentation by the Ministry of Interior (Iran), Ministry of Interior, it is the center of Regions of Iran ...

, The longevity of this fortress dates back to the

Sasanian Empire The Sasanian Empire (), officially Eranshahr ( , "Empire of the Iranian peoples, Iranians"), was an List of monarchs of Iran, Iranian empire that was founded and ruled by the House of Sasan from 224 to 651. Enduring for over four centuries, th ...

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