The Complex of Izadkhast is located in

Izadkhast Izadkhast ( fa, ايزدخواست, also Romanized as Īzadkhvāst and Īzad Khvast; also known as Īzad Khast, Yazd-e Khāst, Yazd-e Khvāst, and Yezd-i-Khast; also known as Samīrum) is a city in the Central District of Abadeh County, Fars Pr ...

in the Fars Province of

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

, roughly 135km south of Isfahan. It is a historical complex listed in the

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Tentative List. The complex consists of the

Izad-khast Castle The Izad Khast Castle is located in Izadkhast in the Fars Province, central Iran. The castle was built during the Sassanid Empire (224 to 651 AD) and functioned as fortified walled city on the ancient Silk Road that ran through central Iran. It ...

and old ruined town, the Izadkhast Caravanserai roadside inn, and a Safavid-period bridge. The complex is located on a natural base with the castle built on a bedrock to protect it from foreign attacks. The architecture of the complex displays unique characteristics to Izadkhast. The Complex of Izadkhast of was added to the

Tentative List on August 9, 2007, in the Cultural category.The Complex of Izadkhast - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
Accessed 2018-09-23

Izad-khast Castle

The

Izad-Khast Castle The Izad Khast Castle is located in Izadkhast in the Fars Province, central Iran. The castle was built during the Sassanid Empire (224 to 651 AD) and functioned as fortified walled city on the ancient Silk Road that ran through central Iran. It ...

is the most important section of the complex. It is unique to Izadkhast and the only comparison to its building materials are found in sites of the Izadkhast region. The works within the castle displays different architectural styles and date back to the

Sassanid 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 last Iranian empire before the early Muslim conquests of the 7th-8th centuries AD. Named ...

and Qajar dynasty periods. The castle is built on a singular bedrock in a sand construction, close to the valley of

. The smallness of the bedrock had led to an increase of castle floors. It also led to an agglomeration of small built rooms. The castle was only accessible from a bridge and a gate built in the most accessible part of the complex.

Izadkhast Caravanserai

The Izadkhast Caravanserai is an ancient caravanserai or roadside inn where caravaners and travelers rested and recover during their journeys. The Izadkhast Caravanserai is one of 25 caravanserais on the UNESCO List of ''Persian Caravanserai''. It was selected from hundreds of caravanserais from all over Iran under the name of ''Persian Caravanserais''.

Safavid-period bridge

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Izadkhvast ruins 01.jpg, Ruins of the old town Izadkhvast Castle 04.jpg, Drawbridge of the castle Safavid-period bridge, Izadkhvast 01.jpg, Safavid-period bridge Izadkhvast Caravanserai 01.jpg, Samanid caravanserai in Izadkhast

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Architecture in Iran Buildings and structures in Fars Province {{Iran-castle-stub

Izad-khast Castle

Izadkhast Caravanserai

Safavid-period bridge

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