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Zahhak Castle (or citadel; ) is a castle in 
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Zahhak Castle (or citadel; ) is a castle in Hashtrud
Hashtrud () is a city in the Central District of Hashtrud County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
History
Hashtrud is home to Zahhak Castle, named after Zahhak in ancient Persian ...
, East Azerbaijan Province
East Azerbaijan province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Tabriz.
The province is located in Azerbaijan (Iran), Iranian Azerbaijan, bordering Armenia, the Azerbaijan, Republic of Azerbaijan, Ardabil pro ...
, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
. It is named after Zahhak
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, a figure in Arabian and Persian mythology
Iranian mythology, or Persian mythology in western term (), is the body of the myths originally told by ancient Persians and other Iranian peoples and a genre of ancient Persian folklore. These stories concern the origin and nature of the worl ...
. According to various experts, it was inhabited from the second millennium BC until the Timurid era. It was first excavated in the 19th century by British archeologists. Iran's Cultural Heritage Organization
The Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts of Iran () is an educational and research institution overseeing numerous associated museum complexes throughout Iran. It is administered and funded by the Government of Iran.
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Castles in Iran Parthian castles Buildings and structures in East Azerbaijan province {{Iran-struct-stub National works of Iran Parthian architecture