Qah Qah Castle

Qahqaheh Castle is a castle in the mountains 85 kilometres from in Ardabil Province, Iran. It was built and used as a jail for anti-government politicians during the Safavid dynasty.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: Iranian national heritage site
  • Also known as: “Qahqaheh Castle”
Photo: Hmdbani, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tazeh Kand-e Yaft.

Village
is a village in Dodangeh Rural District, Hurand District, Ahar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 26, in 8 families. is situated 10 km northwest of Qah Qah Castle.

Qah Qah Castle

Latitude
38.75763° or 38° 45′ 28″ north
Longitude
47.54157° or 47° 32′ 30″ east
Open location code
8HC9QG5R+3J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3667615665
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q5957347
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Qah Qah Castle” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة قهقهة”
  • Azerbaijani: “Qəhqəhə qalası”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قلعة قهقهه”
  • French: “château de Qahqaheh”
  • French: “Château de Qahqaheh”
  • Italian: “castello di Qahqaheh”
  • Persian: “دژ قهقهه”
  • Persian: “قلعه قهقهه”
  • South Azerbaijani: “قاه قاه قالاسی”
  • Swedish: “Qahqahehs borg”
  • Turkish: “Kahkaha Kalesi”

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