Qal'eh Dokhtar | |
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قلعه دختر
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General information | |
Type | Castle |
Town or city | Ferdows |
Country | ![]() |
Coordinates | 34°04′21″N 58°05′05″E / 34.07256°N 58.08472°E / 34.07256; 58.08472 |
Qal'eh Dokhtar, Ferdows (Persian: قلعه دختر فردوس), also the Ghal'eh Kuh of Hasanabad (Persian: قلعه کوه حسنآباد), is a small ruined fortress located north west of Ferdows (Tun) and near the village HasanabadinSouth Khorasan Province, Iran. The fortress was used by the Nizari Ismailis of the Alamut period.[1]
It was connected to the nearby major stronghold of Ghal'eh Kuh of Ferdows and to the city of Tun itself via secret subterranean passages discovered after the 1968 Dasht-e Bayaz and Ferdows earthquakes.[2][3]
The fortifications of Tun were destroyed in May 1256 by the invading Mongols under Kitbuqa and Köke Ilgei.[4][5]