Anar Castle (

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: ارگ انار) is a

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castle in

Anar Anar may refer to: Places * Anar County, Kerman Province, Iran * Anar, Iran, the capital of Anar County * Anar, Ardabil, a village in Ardabil Province, Iran * Anar, Markazi, a village in Markazi Province, Iran Other uses * Anar, the name for po ...

, Kerman province,

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. It is 11,179 square meters large and has 8 towers.

History

The castle was built during the

Sassanian Empire The Sasanian () or Sassanid Empire, officially known as the Empire of Iranians (, ) and also referred to by historians as the Neo-Persian Empire, was the History of Iran, last Iranian empire before the early Muslim conquests of the 7th-8th cen ...

and was later repaired during the

Safavid Empire Safavid Iran or Safavid Persia (), also referred to as the Safavid Empire, '. was one of the greatest Iranian empires after the 7th-century Muslim conquest of Persia, which was ruled from 1501 to 1736 by the Safavid dynasty. It is often conside ...

and used again. 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. It was listed among the national heritage sites of Iran with the number 30343 in February 6, 2011. File:Anar arg2.jpg File:Wiki Loves Monuments 2018 Iran - Kerman - Anar - Arg-e Anar - Picture 01.jpg File:Wiki Loves Monuments 2018 Iran - Kerman - Anar - Arg-e Anar - Picture 05.jpg File:Wiki Loves Monuments 2018 Iran - Kerman - Anar - Arg-e Anar - Picture 03.jpg File:Wiki Loves Monuments 2018 Iran - Kerman - Anar - Arg-e Anar - Picture 02.jpg File:Wiki Loves Monuments 2018 Iran - Kerman - Anar - Arg-e Anar - Picture 04.jpg

References

{{coord, 30.8719, 55.2704, type:landmark_region:IR, display=title Sasanian castles National works of Iran Buildings and structures in Kerman Province Anar County Tourist attractions in Kerman Province