Dimdim Castle
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قلعه دمدم | |
Mount DimDim in Iran |
Dimdim Castle (South Azerbaijani: دیمدیم قالاسی , Kurdish: Qelay Dimdim قەڵای دمدم, Persian: قلعه دمدم) was a Kurdish fortress located on top of Mount DimDim in West Azarbaijan Province of Iran, just west of Lake Urmia. According to Kurdish oral tradition the fortress dates from the pre-Islamic period. It was rebuilt by the in 1609.[1]
See also[]
- Battle of Dimdim
- Ottoman–Safavid War (1603–18)
- List of castles in Iran
Literature[]
- Hassanpour, Amir (1995-12-15). "Dimdim". Encyclopædia Iranica. Retrieved 2013-06-12.
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