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{{Short description|Iranian national heritage site}}
{{Infobox ancient site
| name = <!-- required -->
| native_name = قلعه ضحاک هشترود
| native_name_lang =fa
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| image = Zahhak castle stucco 2.JPG
| image_size = 250px
| alt = Stucco in Zahhak Castle
| caption = Stucco in Zahhak Castle
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| location =[[East Azerbaijan Province]], [[Iran]]
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| type =[[Castle]]
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{{coord|37|23|6.20|N|47|10|1.98|E|display=title}}
[[File:Zahhak castle stucco
'''Zahhak Castle''' (or citadel; {{lang-fa|قلعه ضحاک}}) is a castle in [[Hashtrud]], [[East
[[File:Zahak castle 1.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Stucco in Zahhak Castle, shown in [[Azerbaijan Museum]], [[Tabriz]], Iran ]]
▲'''Zahhak Castle''' (or citadel) is a castle in [[East Azarbaijan Province]], [[Iran]]. It is named after [[Zahhak]], a figure in [[Persian mythology]]. According to various experts, it was inhabited from the second millennia BC until the [[Timurid dynasty|Timurid]] era. It was first excavated in the 1800s by British archeologists. [[Iran's Cultural Heritage Organization]] has been studying the structure in 6 phases.<ref>http://www.chn.ir/news/?section=2&id=31507</ref>
[[File:Zahak
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* [http://www.tishineh.com/touritem/844-9/a Tishineh]
{{East Azerbaijan Province}}{{Castles in Iran}}{{Portalbar|Iran}}
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[[Category:Castles in Iran]]
[[Category:Parthian castles]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in East Azerbaijan province]]
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[[Category:National works of Iran]]
[[Category:Parthian architecture]]
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