Dimdim Castle
Dimdim Castle (Kurdish: Qelay Dimdim قەڵای دمدم, Persian: قلعه دیمدیم) 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 Amir Khan Lepzerin in 1609.[1]
| Dimdim Castle | |
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قەڵای دمدم | |
| Mount DimDim in Iran |
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.
References
- Hassanpour, Amir. "DIMDIM". Encyclopædia Iranica. VII/4. pp. 404–405.
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