| Anar Castle | |
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ارگ انار | |
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 Interactive map of the Anar Castle area | |
| General information | |
| Location | Anar,Iran |
Anar Castle (Persian: ارگ انار) is aSasanian castle inAnar,Kerman province,Iran. It is 11,179 square meters large and has 8 towers.[1][2]
The castle was built during theSasanian era and was later repaired during theSafavid era and used again.[3]
The castle's interior used to contain buildings that sometimes had 3 floors, but these were all demolished in 1981-82 for the reason of them being used by drug addicts as shelter.[4]
It was listed amongthe national heritage sites of Iran with the number 30343 in February 6, 2011.[5]
30°52′19″N55°16′13″E / 30.8719°N 55.2704°E /30.8719; 55.2704