Aliabad Tower Explained

Aliabad Tower
Native Name:برج علی‌آباد
Native Name Lang:fa
Alternate Names:Keshmar Tower, Aliabade-Keshmar Tower
Building Type:Tower
Material:Brick
Location Town:Aliabad, Bardaskan, Razavi Khorasan
Location Country:Iran
Coordinates:35.2919°N 58.1031°W
Map Type:Iran
Pushpin Label:Aliabad Tower
Completion Date:14th century
Height:18m (59feet)
Circumference:42m (138feet)
Designations:National Monument

The Aliabad Tower (Persian: برج علی‌آباد) is a historical tower dating to the 14th century. It is located in Aliabad-e Keshmar, near the town of Bardaskan in the Iranian province of Razavi Khorasan. The tower measures 18m (59feet) in height, with an outer circumference of 42m (138feet) and an internal height of 21m (69feet).[1] The cone-shaped facade is made of brick.[2] The design is reminiscent of the Dakhma of Zoroastrianism. The tower was added to the list of National Monuments of Iran.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aliabad Kashmar Bardaskan Tower . Persian . 9 September 2021.
  2. Book: Douglas Pickett . Early Persian tilework, The Medieval Flowering of Kashi . Fairleigh Dickinson University Press . 1997 . 978-0-8386-3365-6 . 104.
  3. Ministry for Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicraft of Iran, 19 May 2011 http://www.ichto.ir/