Birjand Castle

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Birjand Castle is a historic fortress in Birjand, Iran, notable for its traditional mud-brick architecture and strategic hilltop location overlooking the city.

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Label Occurrences
Birjand Castle canonical 2
Shokatabad Castle 1

Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf castle
historic fortress
architecturalStyle traditional mud-brick architecture
country Iran
hasAccess road access from Birjand city
hasBuildingType citadel
fortress
hasCulturalSignificance example of traditional desert architecture in Iran
hasFunction military stronghold
hasPreservationStatus restored
hasView panoramic view of Birjand
heritageDesignation national heritage site of Iran
isSubjectOf studies on Iranian mud-brick fortifications
tourism guides about Birjand
locatedIn Birjand NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity South Khorasan Province NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Iran Standard Time
locatedOn hilltop
materialUsed mud-brick
openToPublic true
overlooks city of Birjand NERFINISHED
partOf historical heritage of Birjand
region eastern Iran NERFINISHED
touristAttraction true
usedFor defensive purposes

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Birjand hasLandmark Birjand Castle
Birjand hasLandmark Birjand Castle
this entity surface form: Shokatabad Castle
South Khorasan Province hasAttraction Birjand Castle