The Castle of Tawseelah (from ar, قلعة توصيلة, ( fa, قلعه توصیله), Aamaj castle is a fortified structure surrounded by trenches in

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Kukherd Rural District Kukherd Rural District ( fa, دهستان كوخرد) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in the Kukherd District of Bastak County, Hormozgan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population (including Kukherd Kukherd ( fa, كوخرد, also Ro ...

Kukherd District Kukherd District ( fa, بخش كوخرد), also transliterated as Kookherd District, is a district (bakhsh) in Bastak County, Hormozgan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 13,201, in 2,675 families. The District has one city ...

, Hormozgan Province in south

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Location

Tawseelah castle was a squared fortified structure situated 1000 away from

Kukherd Kukherd ( fa, كوخرد, also Romanized as Kūkherd, Kookherd, and Kuhkhird; also known as Chāleh Kūkherd) is a city and capital of Kukherd District, in Bastak County, Hormozgan Province, Iran. At the 2016 census, its population was 4,390, in ...

city and located on an average hill above the palm oasis in the Shamo valley in the Durakhi mountain at Northern west of

city, which added remarkably to its altitude and height. The total length of its interface from the North is about 111 metres, while its Northern interface extends over 67.5 metres. The structure was also near to the

Nakh Mountain Nakh Mountain ( fa, کوه ناخ ) is a mountain in Kukherd Rural District, Kukherd District, Bastak County, Hormozgan Province in the south of Iran. See also * Dasak Mountain * Khe Aab Mountain * Zeer Mountain References *Peter Jackson ...

History

The history of Tawseelah castle goes back to the

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era (226–651). It was the center of government of that area as well as it acted as fortified military base for some time and was surrounded by a huge trench for protection. A trench was an ancient defensive strategic feature utilized to defend the cities, castles and the forts in Persia before

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era. The Castle of Tawseelah was maintained until 1163–1192. It was destroyed by an earthquake in

city, and was affected by the flood in 1367, which destroyed the remainder of the castle. This is the third castle In

city in the Hormozgan Province of southern

. *1. Castle of Aamaj *2 . Castle of Siba *3. Castle of Tawseelah *

Castle of Siba The Castle of Siba ( fa, قلعه سیبه ), Siba castle is one of the most remarkable examples of fortified structures surrounded by trench in Kukherd District, Hormozgan Province in south Iran. Location Siba castle was a squared fortified ...

Bastak Bastak ( fa, بستک) is a city and capital of Bastak County, Hormozgan Province, Iran. Bastak was traditionally part of the region of Irahistan. At the 2006 census, its population was 8,376, in 1,765 families. See also *Achomi people *Eva ...

Bandar Lengeh Bandar Lengeh ( fa, بندرلنگه, also Romanized as Bandar-e Lengeh, Bandar-e-Langeh and Bandar Langeh; also known simply as Lengeh, Linja, Linjah or Lingah) is a harbour city and capital of Bandar Lengeh County, in Hormozgan province of ...

* Hormozgān *

Maghoh Moghuyeh ( fa, مغويه, also Romanized as Moghūyeh; also known as Bandar-e Moghūyeh) is a village in Moghuyeh Rural District, in the Central District of Bandar Lengeh County, Hormozgan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Isla ...

* AL madani *

Paraw Kukherd Paraw Kukherd (from ar, باراو كوخرد, in fa, پاراو کوخرد is a water management system used. The ''Paraw Kukherd'' Qanat structures and ruins are located in the Kukherd District ( fa, بخش كوخرد), in Hormozgan Provi ...

The Historic Bath of Siba The Historical Bath of Siba — ''Hamam Sibah'' ( fa, حمام سیبه), is a historical bathing complex of the ancient Sassanid culture, located in present-day southern Iran near the Straits of Hormuz. Geography The '' Historical Bath of Si ...

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— of the Sasanian (Sassanid) dynasty''

References

*2. الكوخردى ، محمد ، بن يوسف، (كُوخِرد حَاضِرَة اِسلامِيةَ عَلي ضِفافِ نَهر مِهران) الطبعة الثالثة ،دبى: سنة 199۷ للميلاد **Mohammed Kookherdi (1997) Kookherd, an Islamic civil at Mehran river, third edition: Dubai *3. محمدیان، کوخری، محمد ، “ (به یاد کوخرد) “، ج1. ج2. چاپ اول، دبی: سال انتشار 2003 میلادی Mohammed Kookherdi Mohammadyan (2003), Beyade Kookherd, third edition : Dubai. *4.محمدیان، کوخردی ، محمد ، '' «شهرستان بستک و بخش کوخرد» '' ، ج۱. چاپ اول، دبی: سال انتشار ۲۰۰۵ میلادی Mohammed Kookherdi Mohammadyan (2005), Shahrestan Bastak & Bakhshe Kookherd, First edition : Dubai. *5. Peter Jackson and Lawrence Lockhart (Ed) (1986), Vol. 6th, The Cambridge History of Iran: Cambridge University Press *5.Human Anthropology in Persia *6.محمدیان، کوخری، محمد. ''(وصف کوخرد) '' ج1. چاپ دوم، دبی: سال انتشار 1998 میلادی Mohammed Kookherdi Mohammadyan (1998), Wasf Kookherd, second edition : Dubai *7.محمدیان ، کوخردی، محمد ، '' « مشایخ مدنی » '' ، چاپ دوم، دبی: سال انتشار ۲۰۰۲ میلادی Mohammed Kookherdi Mohammadyan (2002), Mashaykh Madani, second edition : Dubai *8. اطلس گیتاشناسی استان‌های ایران

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(
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') *9. درگاه فهرست آثار ملی ایران *10.« Huwala Arab History » Engineer: Mohammed gharhb Hatem, third edition :

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),1997 & 2013 *11. « Kookherd, an Islamic District on the bank of Mehran River» Mohammadian, Kukherdi,Mohammad (2000), third edition:

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External links

Kookherd website
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