Qahqaheh Castle

Qahqaheh Castle (Persian: قلعه قهقهه) is a castle in the mountains 85 kilometres (53 mi) from Meshginshahr in Ardabil Province, Iran. It was built and used as a jail for anti-government politicians during the Safavid dynasty. Ismail II, the third king of the Safavid dynasty, was imprisoned there.

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Qahqaheh Castle ranks #2,537 of 3,691 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #30 of the 36 mapped in Iran. See how Iran compares in the castle statistics.

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