Baqerabad Castle | |
Native Name: | قلعه باقرآباد |
Native Name Lang: | fa |
Location Town: | Bafq County |
Location Country: | Iran |
Start Date: | 1902 |
Completion Date: | 1919 |
Baqerabad Castle (Persian: قلعه باقرآباد) is a Qajar era castle in Bafq county, Yazd province, Iran.
The castle was built on the order of Abdorrahim Khan Bafqi, son of Mohammad Taqi khan Bafqi in 3 stages.
The castle has 45 rooms and 2 watchtowers. It was constructed as a shelter for the people of the village against bandits and was at times used as a grains stockpile.[1]
The castle was listed among the national heritage sites of Iran with the number 13000 on August 13, 2005.[2]