Chihriq fortress

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Chihriq fortress was a remote and austere prison-fortress in northwestern Iran where the Báb, the founder of Bábism, was harshly confined during the final years of his life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fortress
prison
conditionDuringBábImprisonment harsh
controlledBy Persian government NERFINISHED
Qajar authorities NERFINISHED
coordinateRegion northwest of Lake Urmia
country Iran
describedAs austere
remote
endTimeAsPrisonForTheBáb 1850
era Qajar dynasty NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeName Fortress of Chihriq NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeTransliteration Chihriq Castle NERFINISHED
Chihríq NERFINISHED
hasLanguageOfLocalRegion Azerbaijani
Kurdish
Persian
hasNotablePrisoner the Báb NERFINISHED
hasPrisoner the Báb NERFINISHED
heritageStatus site of Baháʼí pilgrimage
knownFor imprisonment of the Báb
locatedIn northwestern Iran
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory West Azerbaijan Province NERFINISHED
locatedNear Salmas NERFINISHED
Urmia NERFINISHED
partOf Qajar Iran prison system
purposeOfBábImprisonment isolation of the Báb from followers
religiousSignificance associated with Bábism NERFINISHED
associated with the Baháʼí Faith
associated with the Báb
securityLevel high security
startTimeAsPrisonForTheBáb 1848
usedAs place of exile
state prison

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the Báb imprisonedIn Chihriq fortress