Baqerabad Castle | |
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قلعه باقرآباد | |
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General information | |
Town or city | Bafq County |
Country | Iran |
Construction started | 1902 |
Completed | 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]