Azerbaijan · 7th century
The Yazdegerd Castle is a pre-medieval Sassanid castle in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It is constructed solely of mud. The castle is named after the last Sassanid king, Yazdegerd III (632–651).
Outside of scientific circles the castle is commonly known as Nakhchivangala or Kohnagala. It currently houses a museum.
Text adapted from “Yazdegerd Castle, Nakhchivan” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yezidabad Castle ranks #3,758 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #16 of the 45 mapped in Azerbaijan. Founded c. 632, it is older than 96% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 39 atlas entries founded in the 7th century. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Azerbaijan compares in the castle statistics.
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