Narein Castle

The Naryn Castle also Narin Castle, Narin Qal'eh, Narenj Castle or Mehrjerd Castle, is a mud-adobe fort or castle in the town of , . Built some 2,000 to 6,000 years ago, it has four towers and stands 40 meters high and contained a plumbing system.
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Photo: Ali Karimzadeh 1355, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: castle in Meybod, Iranian national heritage site
  • Also known as: “Narenj Castle (Meybod)”, “Narin Castle (Meybod)”, “Narin Qal’eh of Meybod”, “Naryn Castle (Meybod)”, and “Naryn Castle, Meybod”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pigeon’s Tower.

Building
Photo: Rmita.gh, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a building, which is situated 1 km east of Narein Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Meybod and Hasanabad.

Town
Photo: Hadi gin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a city in the Central District of , province, , serving as capital of both the county and the district. is a major desert city and the second most populous city in the province. is situated 2½ km north of Narein Castle.

Village
is a village in Bafruiyeh Rural District, in the Central District of , Yazd Province, . At the 2006 census, its population was 861, in 246 families. is situated 4 km northwest of Narein Castle.

Village
is a village in, and the capital of, Shohada Rural District of the Central District of , province, . The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Shahidiyeh, now a neighborhood of the city of . is situated 5 km southeast of Narein Castle.

Narein Castle

Latitude
32.22654° or 32° 13′ 36″ north
Longitude
54.01446° or 54° 0′ 52″ east
Open location code
8H4P62G7+JQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1101180579
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q5882103
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Narein Castle” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة نارين”
  • Arabic: “نارين قلعة”
  • Armenian: “Նարին ամրոց”
  • French: “château Naryn”
  • French: “Château Naryn”
  • German: “Narin Ghaleh”
  • Italian: “castello di Narin”
  • Italian: “Castello di Narin”
  • Italian: “Narin Qal’eh”
  • Italian: “Narin Qaleh”
  • Japanese: “ナーリーン城”
  • Persian: “نارین قلعه (میبد)”
  • Persian: “نارین قلعه (نائین)”
  • Persian: “نارین قلعه (نایین)”
  • Persian: “نارین قلعه یا نارنج قلعه”
  • Persian: “نارین قلعه”
  • Persian: “نارین‌قلعه (نائین)”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Narin (Irán)”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Narin”
  • Turkish: “Narin Kalesi, Meybod”

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Highlights include حوزه علمیه محمد ابن الحسن العسگری and حسینیه کرم.

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