Kiz Castle
Kiz Castle is a castle in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. Kiz Castle is situated nearby to the garden آرزولار و خاطره لر آغاجلاری (سالار باغی), as well as near the village Afshar.Photo: Serpico hadi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: castle in Mianeh County, Iranian national heritage site
- Also known as: “Qal’eh Dokhtar, Mianeh” and “قلعه قیز”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kiz Bridge.
Kiz Bridge
Photo: Sj.jamali, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kiz Bridge is a historical bridge near the Mianeh in East Azerbaijan. The age of the bridge is unknown, some archaeologists date it to the Sassanid era while other attribute to as being 8th century AD Muslim era construct. Kiz Bridge is situated 1¼ km south of Kiz Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Afshar and Achachi.
Afshar
Village
Afshar is a village in Qaflankuh-e Sharqi Rural District, Kaghazkonan District, Meyaneh County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 228, in 57 families. Afshar is situated 4 km southeast of Kiz Castle.
Achachi
Town
Achachi is a city in the Central District of Mianeh County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Qaflankuh-e Gharbi Rural District. Achachi is situated 7 km north of Kiz Castle.
Baghjeghaz-e Sofla
Village
Baghjeghaz-e Sofla is a village in Qaflankuh-e Sharqi Rural District, Kaghazkonan District, Meyaneh County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 21, in 7 families. Baghjeghaz-e Sofla is situated 7 km southeast of Kiz Castle.
Kiz Castle
- Categories: castle, tourism, and historic site
- Location: East Azerbaijan Province, Iran, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.33535° or 37° 20′ 7″ northLongitude
47.81315° or 47° 48′ 47″ eastOpen location code
8H998RP7+47OpenStreetMap ID
way 421648870OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q5949669
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Kiz Castle” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قلعة دختر (قز قلعة)”
- Arabic: “قلعة دختر”
- Persian: “قلعه دختر (قز قلعه)”
- Persian: “قلعه دختر (میانه)”
- Persian: “قلعه دختر/ قز قلعه”
- Persian: “قلعه دختر”
- Turkish: “Miyane Kız Kalesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include سایت سنگنوردی قلعه دختر and آرزولار و خاطره لر آغاجلاری (سالار باغی).
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