Girl Castle (Firoozabad, Qal’eh Dokhtar)

Qal'eh Dokhtar, Ghale Dokhtar, Dokhtar Castle or Dezh Dokhtar is a castle built by Ardashir I in present-day , , in 209 AD. It is located on a mountain slope near the route connecting the cities of and .
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  • Castle
  • Description: castle in Firuzabad County, Iranian national heritage site
  • Also known as
    “Qal’eh Dokhtar”
    “قلعه دختر (فیروزآباد)”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Relief of Ardashir I’s equestrian victory over Artabanus IV and Relief of Ardashir I’s Investiture.
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is a historic site, which is situated 400 metres west of Girl Castle (Firoozabad, Qal’eh Dokhtar).
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Bābakān, also known as the… is situated 2½ km south of Girl Castle (Firoozabad, Qal’eh Dokhtar).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Key Zarrin and Khevid-e Mobaraki.
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Girl Castle (Firoozabad, Qal’eh Dokhtar)

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Latitude
28.92095° or 28° 55′ 15″ north
Longitude
52.52995° or 52° 31′ 48″ east
Open location code
7HWJWGCH+9X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 440729082
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q558514

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Girl Castle (Firoozabad, Qal’eh Dokhtar)” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة دختر”
  • Chinese: “克萊 達克塔”
  • Dutch: “Qal’eh Dokhtar”
  • French: “Qaleh Dokhtar”
  • German: “Burg Ghale Dochtaran”
  • Hebrew: “קלעה-י דוח’תר‎”
  • Indonesian: “Ghal’eh Dokhtar”
  • Italian: “Dezh Dokhtar”
  • Italian: “Ghale Dokhtar”
  • Italian: “Il castello della fanciulla”
  • Italian: “Qal’eh Dokhtar”
  • Persian: “قلعه دختر فیروزآباد”
  • Persian: “قلعهٔ دختر”
  • Persian: “قلعه های دختر”
  • Russian: “Галех дохтар (Девичий замок, Фирузабад)”
  • Russian: “Галех-Дохтар”
  • Tajik: “Қалъаи Духтар (Фирӯзобод)”
  • Tajik: “Қалъаи Духтар”
  • Tatar: “Кальга дохтар”
  • Turkish: “Dohtar Kalesi”
  • Turkish: “Dokhtar Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Галех-дохтар”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Petroglyphs of Ardashir I and The remnants of the Sassanid Bridge of Firoozabad.

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