Karim Khan Citadel

The Arg of Karim Khan (Persian: ارگ کریم خان, romanized: Arg-e Karim Khān) or Karim Khan Citadel, is a citadel located in central Shiraz, Iran. It was built as part of a complex during the Zand era. It is named after Karim Khan Zand, and served as his living quarters. It is rectangular in shape and resembles a medieval fortress. In the past, the citadel was sometimes used as a prison. Today, it is a museum operated by Iran's Cultural Heritage Organization.

Text adapted from “Arg of Karim Khan” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Karim Khan Citadel ranks #817 of 3,734 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #10 of the 39 mapped in Iran. See how Iran compares in the castle statistics.

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