Anar Castle
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| Anar Castle | |
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ارگ انار | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Anar, Iran |
Anar Castle (Persian: ارگ انار) is a Sasanian castle in Anar, Kerman province, Iran. It is 11,179 square meters large and has 8 towers.[1][2]
History
[edit | edit source]The castle was built during the Sasanian era and was later repaired during the Safavid era and used again. [3]
The castle's interior used to contain buildings that sometimes had 3 floors, but these were all demolished in 1981-82 for the reason of them being used by drug addicts as shelter.[4]
It was listed among the national heritage sites of Iran with the number 30343 in February 6, 2011.[5]
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