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Kanzad Castle

🇮🇶 Iraq

Kanzad Castle in Iraq
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Xanzad Castle (also written Khanzad) alternatively Banaman Castle, is a medieval castle build by ruler of the Kurdish Soran Emirate, Mir Xanzad in the late 16th century. The castle lies in southern Kurdistan, part of autonomous Kurdistan, itself part of the Republic of Iraq.

Text adapted from “Xanzad Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kanzad Castle ranks #3,576 of 5,479 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #7 of the 9 mapped in Iraq. See how Iraq compares in the castle statistics.

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