Ziwiye Castle
The castle of Ziwiyeh or Ziwiyeh Castle is an ancient building situated on the top of a mount above the wide Ziwiyeh Cave in Saqqez, Iran. Ziwiye tepe or castle is located 50 kilometers to Saqqez and the area now have been Somewhat rebuilt by Iranian Cultural Heritage Organization.Photo: Anvarghaderi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: castle in Saqqez County, Iranian national heritage site
- Also known as: “Ziviyeh Castle” and “Ziwiyeh Castle”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ziviyeh and Abu ol Ma`man.
Ziviyeh
Village
Ziviyeh is a village in Gol Tappeh Rural District, Ziviyeh District, Saqqez County, Kurdistan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 304, in 67 families. The village is populated by Kurds.
Abu ol Ma`man
Village
Abu ol Mowmen is a village in Gol Tappeh Rural District, Ziviyeh District, Saqqez County, Kurdistan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 116, in 25 families. The village is populated by Kurds. Abu ol Ma`man is situated 3 km northeast of Ziwiye Castle.
Qarah Nav
Village
Qarah Nav is a village in Gol Tappeh Rural District, Ziviyeh District, Saqqez County, Kurdistan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 156, in 33 families. The village is populated by Kurds. Qarah Nav is situated 3½ km northwest of Ziwiye Castle.
Ziwiye Castle
- Categories: castle, cultural property, tourism, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Kurdistan Province, Iran, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.27406° or 36° 16′ 27″ northLongitude
46.6879° or 46° 41′ 16″ eastOpen location code
8H887MFQ+J5OpenStreetMap ID
way 344744849OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q8072877
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In Other Languages
From Italian to Turkish—“Ziwiye Castle” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Castello di Ziwiye”
- Japanese: “ジビエ（遺跡）”
- Persian: “تپه باستانی قلعه روستای زیویه”
- Persian: “تپه قلعه زیویه”
- Turkish: “Ziviye Kalesi”
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