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	'''Ark-e AliShāh''', also known as '''Ark-e Tabriz''' and '''Masjid AliShāh''', is a remnant of a ] built in the ] period. Currently it is placed in the center of ].

	Some historians believe it was used as a military castle however, others claim the structure was initially used as a ], but during the ] era was used as a military post and storage facility for weapons (in Persian 'Ark' or 'Arg' means 'castle'). Consequently, after the ] on 1979, the regime of ] damaged large parts of the Ark to make a new mosque. The structure today stands 28 meters high, and is still used as part of a space for holding ]s in Tabriz.


	==Location==
	The Ark is located in Imam Ave, behind Taleghani Street, ].

	==Photo gallery==
	<center>
	<gallery heights="90px" perrow=6 >
	Image:arg.jpg\| The Ark before the revolution, when it was used as Mellat park.
	Image:Tabriz ghadim01.gif
	Image:Arg-e Tabriz, a postcard from the Qajar period.jpg \| A postcard from the ] period
	Image:Tabrizsaloon.jpg\| Tabriz City Theater Building, behind The Ark, destroyed during the ]
	Image:Tabriz-ark@nite.JPG\| The Ark at night.
	Image:Arke tabriz05.jpg\| The Ark (Sept. 2009)

	Image:Arke tabriz02.jpg\|
	Image:Arke tabriz03.jpg\| Western view
	Image:Arke tabriz01.jpg\| Southern view
	</gallery>
	</center>

	==See also==
	* ]
	* ]
	* ]

	== References ==
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	* http://www.eachto.ir



	{{Tabriz Monuments}}
	{{Iranian Architecture}}
	{{East Azarbaijan Province}}

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