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Qahqaheh Castle
قلعه قهقهه
General information
TypeCastle
Town or cityMeshgin Shahr County
CountryIran Iran

Qahqaheh Castle (Persian: قلعه قهقهه) is a castle located 85 kilometres away from Meshginshahr in Ardabil Province, Iran. This castle was built in the mountains and was used as a jail for anti-kingdom politicians during the Safavid dynasty. Ismail II, the third king of the Safavid dynasty was the most famous person who was imprisoned in Qahqaheh Castle.

Resources

  1. Newman, Andrew J. (2008). Safavid Iran: Rebirth of a Persian Empire. I.B.Tauris. pp. 1–281. ISBN 9780857716613.
  2. "استاندار اردبیل: قلعه قهقهه مشگین‌شهر ساماندهی می‌شود". Islamic Republic News Agency. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
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