
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.
It was ...
has been studying the structure in 6 phases.
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Castles in Iran
Parthian castles
Buildings and structures in East Azerbaijan province
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National works of Iran
Parthian architecture