Qeshm formerly also known as Kishm, is an Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz, and separated from the mainland by the Clarence Strait/Khuran in the Persian Gulf . History Historical reco... Read more
Hengam Island is an Iranian island located south of Qeshm Island, Iran, in the Persian Gulf. It is 36.6 kilometres (22.7 miles) wide and shaped like a truncated cone. The island is generall... Read more
Zahhak Castle (or citadel) is a castle in East Azerbaijan Province, Hashtrud, Iran. It is named after Zahhak, a figure in Persian mythology. According to various experts, it was inhabited fr... Read more
Rudkhan Castle ( also Rood-khan Castle) is a brick and stone medieval castle in Iran. Located 25 km southwest of Foman city north of Iran in Gilan province, it is a military complex which ha... Read more
The Fort of Our Lady of the Conception, also known as the Portuguese Castle, is a red stone fortress on Hormuz Island, Iran. It is one of the last surviving monuments of Portuguese colonial... Read more
The Palace of Ardashir Pāpakan (in Persian: Dezh-e Ardashir Pāpakān), also known as the Atash-kadeh , is a castle located on the slopes of the mountain on which Dezh Dokhtar is situated. B... Read more
Qal’eh Dokhtar, Ghale Dokhtar , Dezh Dokhtar ( “The Maiden Castle“), is a castle made by Ardashir I, in present day Fars, Iran, in 209 AD. It is located on a mountain slope... Read more
Pāpak Fort or Babak Castle, also known as the Immortal Castle or Republic Castle, is a large citadel and National Symbol of Iranians on the top of a mountain in the Arasbaran forests, which... Read more
The Narin Qal’eh or Narin Castle is a mud-brick fort or castle in the town of Meybod, Iran. Structures like these constituted the government stronghold in some of the older (pre-Islam... Read more
Ardabil Bazaar is a bazaar built during Safavid Dynasty in Ardabil, north-western Iran. In the 4th century historians described the bazaar as a building in the shape of the cross with a dome... Read more