The Castle of Aamaj (from ar, قلعة آماج, ( fa, قلعه آماج), Aamaj castle is one of the most significant examples for trench-enclosed, fortified structures in the Kukherd District, Hormozgan Province in south

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Location

Aamaj 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. It was built on a hill above the palm oasis at southern west of

city, a location which added significantly to its altitude and height. The structure was also sited near the monuments of ancient

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. The total length of its interface from the south is about 111 metres, while its southern interface extends over 98.5 metres.

History

The history of Aamaj castle dates back to the

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era (226–651) when it was the center of government of that area, and also served as a fortified military base surrounded by a large trench. This trench was an ancient strategic feature used to defend Persian cities, castles and the forts prior to the Islamic era. The Castle of Aamaj was maintained until 1163-1192 when it was damaged by an earthquake in

city. The remanning parts of the castle were then destroyed by a flood in 1367. *

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* Hormozgān * Maghoh * 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 Prov ...

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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

tlas Gitashenasi Ostanhai Iran A three-letter acronym (TLA), or three-letter abbreviation, is an abbreviation consisting of three letters. These are usually the initial letters of the words of the phrase abbreviated, and are written in capital letters (upper case); three-lett ...

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

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

External links

Kookherd website
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