Anar Castle

Anar Castle
ارگ انار
General information
Town or city	Anar
Country	Iran

Anar Castle (Persian: ارگ انار) is a Sassanian castle in Anar, Kerman province, Iran. It is 11,179 square meters large and has 8 towers.^[1][2]

History

The castle was built during the Sassanian Empire and was later repaired during the Safavid Empire and used again. ^[3]

The castle's interior used to contain buildings that sometimes had 3 floors, but these were all demolished in 1981-82 for the reason of them being used by drug addicts as shelter.^[4]

It was listed among the national heritage sites of Iran with the number 30343 in February 6, 2011.^[5]

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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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