The Castle of Tawseelah (from , (), Aamaj castle is a fortified structure surrounded by trenches in

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Kukherd Rural District Kukherd Rural District () is in Kukherdharang District of Bastak County, Hormozgan province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the we ...

Kukherd District Kukherdharang District () is in Bastak County, Hormozgan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Kukherdharang. History After the 2016 National Census, the village of Kukherd was elevated to city status as Kukherdharang. Demographic ...

, Hormozgan Province in south

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Location

Tawseelah castle was a squared fortified structure situated 1000 away from

Kukherd Kukherdharang () is a city in, and the capital of Kukherdharang District of Bastak County, Hormozgan province, Iran. It is also the administrative center for Kukherd Rural District. Kukherd was traditionally part of the region of Larestan ...

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

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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 *

Bastak Bastak () is a city in the Central District of Bastak County, Hormozgan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Bastak was traditionally part of the region of Irahistan. Demographics Population At the ti ...

Bandar Lengeh Bandar Lengeh () is a city in the Central District of Bandar Lengeh County, Hormozgan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Bandar Lengeh is a port city on the Persian Gulf, from Lar, from Bandar Abb ...

* Hormozgān *

Maghoh Moghuyeh () is a village in, and the capital of, Moghuyeh Rural District of the Central District of Bandar Lengeh County, Hormozgan province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is ...

* AL madani * Paraw Kukherd *

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* Sassanid family tree — ''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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), 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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