Iraj Castle
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iraj-castle-176-14178800
title:
Iraj Castle
text:
Iraj Castle is a fortification built in 4th or 5th century AD in the central region of Ray, Sasanian Empire, near modern-day Asgarabad-e Abbasi, Iran. The monument is known for its peculiar design: large defensive walls with embedded rooms and arches, with towers at regular intervals, enclosing a vast empty interior of 190 hectares. The design is similar to several other Sasanian campaign bases. The permanent service members supposedly occupied the walls and the rooms inside it, while the empty
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Brick fortress near Ja'far Abad in northern Iran
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraj_Castle
date created:
2012-12-29T15:18:38Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T03:27:54Z
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image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d3/Iraj_Citadel.jpg","width":2000,"height":1333}
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13
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