Zahhak Castle

fort · 2000 BC – 1000 BC

A fortified citadel located in Hashtrud, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. It takes its name from the mythological figure Zahhak. The site is in use from the second millennium BC until the Timurid era.

Zahhak Castle

Coordinates: 37.38515, 47.16722
Dating: attested

Sources

Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
Wikidata · CC0 1.0
Wikidata (CC0)

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