Baqerabad Castle (Persian: قلعه باقرآباد) is a Qajar era castle in Bafq county, Yazd province, Iran.

Baqerabad Castle
قلعه باقرآباد
The castle from above
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General information
Town or cityBafq County
CountryIran
Construction started1902
Completed1919

The castle was built on the order of Abdorrahim Khan Bafqi, son of Mohammad Taqi khan Bafqi in 3 stages.

The castle has 45 rooms and 2 watchtowers. It was constructed as a shelter for the people of the village against bandits and was at times used as a grains stockpile.[1]

The castle was listed among the national heritage sites of Iran with the number 13000 on August 13, 2005.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "قلعه باقر آباد زیباترین دژ تاریخی در بافق" [Baqerabad castle, the most beautiful historical castle in Bafq]. fa (in Persian). 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
  2. ^ "مرمت و محوطه‌سازی قلعه تاریخی باقرآباد بافق آغاز شد" [Repairing the Baqerabad historical castle in Bafq started]. ایرنا (in Persian). 2020-07-05. Retrieved 2022-08-12.

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