Baqerabad Castle Explained

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]

References

  1. Web site: 2019-04-04 . قلعه باقر آباد زیباترین دژ تاریخی در بافق . Baqerabad castle, the most beautiful historical castle in Bafq . 2022-08-12 . fa . fa.
  2. Web site: 2020-07-05 . مرمت و محوطه‌سازی قلعه تاریخی باقرآباد بافق آغاز شد . Repairing the Baqerabad historical castle in Bafq started . 2022-08-12 . ایرنا . fa.

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