Zahhak Castle: Difference between revisions

{{Short description|Iranian national heritage site}}

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| native_name = قلعه ضحاک هشترود

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[[File:Zahhak castle stucco 1.JPG|thumb|right|200px|[[Arsacid Empire|Parthian dynasty]], Zahhak castle, [[Hashtrud]], Eastern Azerbaijan, Iran.]]

'''Zahhak Castle''' (or citadel; {{lang-fa|قلعه ضحاک}}) is a castle in [[Hashtrud]], [[East Azerbaijan Province]], [[Iran]]. It is named after [[Zahhak]], a figure in [[Persian mythology]]. According to various experts, it was inhabited from the second millennium BC until the [[Timurid dynasty|Timurid]] era. It was first excavated in the 19th century by British archeologists. [[Iran's Cultural Heritage Organization]] has been studying the structure in 6 phases.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.chn.ir/news/?section=2&id=31507 |title=CHN &#124; News |access-date=2009-07-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061001142816/http://www.chn.ir/news/?section=2&id=31507 |archive-date=2006-10-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[File:Zahak castle 1.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Stucco in Zahhak Castle, shown in [[Azerbaijan Museum]], [[Tabriz]], Iran ]]

[[File:Zahak Castle 2.jpg|thumb|right|200px| Zahhak castle, Azerbaijan Museum, note the yellow and red color that is still visible on artifact]]

==External links==

* [http://www.tishineh.com/touritem/844-9/a Tishineh]

{{East Azerbaijan Province}}{{Castles in Iran}}{{Portalbar|Iran}}

[[Category:Parthian castles]]

[[Category:Buildings and structures in East Azerbaijan province]]

[[Category:National works of Iran]]

[[Category:Parthian architecture]]