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Rey Castle was an ancient castle or defensive wall, located in
Cheshmeh-Ali, south of
Tehran
Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...
and north of
Rey. The castle is located above the
Fath Ali shah inscription and dates back to 4000 BC in the
Medes empire. It is assumed that the Castle was ruined by an
earthquake
An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes can range in intensity, from ...
and that
Seleucus I Nicator
Seleucus I Nicator (; ; grc-gre, Σέλευκος Νικάτωρ , ) was a Macedonian Greek general who was an officer and successor ( ''diadochus'') of Alexander the Great. Seleucus was the founder of the eponymous Seleucid Empire. In the po ...
rebuilt it.
Resources
باروی ری''darioush-shahbazi.com'' Persian Language.
Castles in Iran
Medes castles
Cheshmeh-Ali complex
Buildings and structures in Tehran Province
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National works of Iran
Medes
Ruined castles in Iran