Baqerabad Castle
Bafq County, Iran
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
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Baqerabad Castle is a Qajar-era castle in Bafq County, Yazd Province, Iran, built of adobe and mud and standing 4.1 metres high. It was built in three stages on the order of Abdorrahim Khan Bafqi, son of Mohammad Taqi Khan Bafqi, and contains 45 rooms and two watchtowers. It was constructed as a shelter for the village against bandits and was at times used to store grain. It was listed among Iran's national heritage sites on 13 August 2005.
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- Type
- castle, cultural property
- Materials
- adobe, mud
- Heritage
- Iranian National Heritage
- Height
- 4.1 m
- Place
- Bafq County, Iran
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