Poshtab Castle, also known ''Pashtou Castle'' ( fa, قلعه پشتاب) is an ancient site in Poshtab village,

Ahar County Ahar County ( fa, شهرستان اهر) is located in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Ahar.Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkm ...

. Poshtab Castle is built on a rock in which there is stairs and engraved cabins. There is only one way to enter to castle and other sides face to inaccessible dangerous cliffs around itself. The Building dates back

Sassanid 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 last Iranian empire before the early Muslim conquests of the 7th-8th centuries AD. Name ...

and

Parthian Parthian may be: Historical * A demonym "of Parthia", a region of north-eastern of Greater Iran * Parthian Empire (247 BC – 224 AD) * Parthian language, a now-extinct Middle Iranian language * Parthian shot, an archery skill famously employed ...

empire. Poshtab Fortification is located near

Qahqaheh Castle Qahqaheh Castle ( fa, قلعه قهقهه) is a castle located 85 kilometres away from Meshginshahr in Ardabil Province, Iran. This castle was built in the mountains and was used as a jail for anti-kingdom politicians during the Safavid dynasty ...

Resources

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''seeiran.ir'' ''In Persian language''.
قلعه-پشتاب-قلعه-پیشتو-اهر
''makanbin.com'' ''In Persian language''.
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wikimapia.org
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''aharcg.ir'' ''In Persian language'' Ahar County Castles in Iran Parthian castles Sasanian castles Archaeological sites in Iran Buildings and structures in East Azerbaijan Province National works of Iran {{Iran-hist-stub