Rudkhan Castle

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The Rudkhān Fortress (Persian قلعه رودخان Ghal'eh Rudkhān ) is a medieval fortress in the province of Gilan in northern Iran. It is located 25 km southwest of the city Foman.

The built between two peaks of a mountain stone and brick fort was built during the reign of the Seljuks of the Ismailis. It has today more than 42 intact towers, two gates and a number of buildings and pulling at an altitude of 670 m to 715 m over a distance of 1,550 meters and extends over two elevations of a mountain ridge. They covered an area of ​​50,000 m².

Near the fortress there is the Ghal'eh Rudkhan River, which flows in a northerly direction.