Portuguese Castle of Hormuz
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The Portuguese Castle of Hormuz is a 16th-century coastal fortress built by the Portuguese Empire on Iran’s strategic Hormuz Island to control trade through the Persian Gulf.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Portuguese colonial fortification
ⓘ
castle ⓘ fortress ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Fort of Our Lady of the Conception
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hormuz Fort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architect | Portuguese military engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | military architecture ⓘ |
| builtFor | Portuguese Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| condition | partially ruined ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| creator | Portuguese Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important site in Iran–Portugal shared history
ⓘ
symbol of Portuguese presence in the Persian Gulf ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bastion
ⓘ
courtyard ⓘ rampart ⓘ watchtower ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Iranian national heritage site
ⓘ
national monument of Iran ⓘ |
| inception | 16th century ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Hormozgan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Persian Gulf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricRegion | Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Strait of Hormuz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Hormuz Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Hormuz Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Bandar Abbas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operator | Portuguese Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Portuguese fortifications in the Persian Gulf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
control of maritime trade routes
ⓘ
defense of Portuguese interests in the Persian Gulf ⓘ |
| region | southern Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Portuguese occupation of Hormuz Island ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of access to the Indian Ocean
ⓘ
control of access to the Persian Gulf ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| usedFor |
military defense
ⓘ
trade route control ⓘ |
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