Qal‘eh-ye Alamūt
Qal‘eh-ye Alamūt is a fort in Qazvin Province, Iran and has an elevation of 2,008 metres. Qal‘eh-ye Alamūt is situated nearby to the village Kalayeh, as well as near Madan.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Alamut.
Alamut
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Alamut is a ruined mountain fortress located in the Alamut region in the South Caspian, near the village of Gazor Khan in Qazvin province in Iran, approximately 200 km from present-day Tehran. Alamut is situated 390 metres southwest of Qal‘eh-ye Alamūt.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kalayeh and Madan.
Kalayeh
Village
Kalayeh is a village in Alamut-e Pain Rural District of Rudbar-e Alamut-e Sharqi District in Qazvin County, Qazvin province, Iran. Kalayeh is situated 5 km east of Qal‘eh-ye Alamūt.
Madan
Village
Madan is a village in Alamut-e Pain Rural District, Rudbar-e Alamut District, Qazvin County, Qazvin Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 315, in 77 families. Madan is situated 6 km south of Qal‘eh-ye Alamūt.
Maḩmūdābād
Village
Mahmudabad is a village in Alamut-e Bala Rural District, Rudbar-e Alamut District, Qazvin County, Qazvin Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 89, in 26 families. Maḩmūdābād is situated 6 km southwest of Qal‘eh-ye Alamūt.
Qal‘eh-ye Alamūt
- Type: Fort
- Also known as: “Alamout”, “Ḩasan Şabāḩ”, “Qal‘eh-ye Ḩasan-e Şabā”, and “Qal`eh-ye Alamut”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Qazvin Province, Iran, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.44763° or 36° 26′ 52″ northLongitude
50.58882° or 50° 35′ 20″ eastElevation
2,008 metres (6,588 feet)Open location code
8H8GCHXQ+3GGeoNames ID
7625057
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In Other Languages
“Qal‘eh-ye Alamūt” goes by many names.
- Persian: “حسن صباح”
- Persian: “قلعه الموت”
- Persian: “قلعه حسن صبا”
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