Anar Castle

Anar Castle
ارگ انار
General information
LocationAnar, 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.

History

The castle was built during the Sasanian era and was later repaired during the Safavid era and used again.

The castle's interior used to contain buildings that sometimes had 3 floors, but these were all demolished in 1981–82 since they were used as shelter by drug addicts.

It was listed among the national heritage sites of Iran with the number 30343 on 6 February 2011.

References

  1. ↑ "گنبد 20 متری در حریم «ارگ انار»". ایسنا (in Persian). 2016-01-06. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
  2. ↑ "توجه به آثار تاریخی انار کرمان موجب رونق گردشگری می‌شود". ایرنا (in Persian). 2019-12-23. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
  3. ↑ "روزگار ناخوش ارگ ساسانی "انار" از دریچه دوربین- اخبار کرمان - اخبار استانها تسنیم | Tasnim". خبرگزاری تسنیم | Tasnim (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-11-30.
  4. ↑ "شناسنامه‌ی شهر «انار» را نابود می‌کنند". ایسنا (in Persian). 2014-08-11. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
  5. ↑ "تعرض جدید به ارگ خشتی ساسانی". ایسنا (in Persian). 2016-05-16. Retrieved 2021-11-30.

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