Qaleh Dukhtar
fort · 30 BC – 2100 AD
The so-called "Maiden Castle" is a large fortification built by Ardashir I in the early third century A.D. It is located about 8 kilometers to the north of Firuzabad in modern Iran. Despite the distance involved, it is listed as part of the "cultural landscape of Bam" in the 2004 UNESCO World Heritage List.
- Coordinates
- 28.92097, 52.53004
- Also known as
- Qaleh Dukhtar, Qal'eh Dokhtar, Qalʿa-ye Doḵtar, Ghale Dokhtar (fa), قلعه دختر (fa)
- Dating
- attested
Sources
- Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
- Wikidata · CC0 1.0Wikidata (CC0)