Castle of Tawseelah

For the administrative subdivisions, see Kukherd District and Kukherd Rural District.
Castle of Tawseelah Kukherd
قلعه توصیله كوخرد
Archaeological site
Country  Iran
Province Hormozgan
County Bastak
Bakhsh Kukherd
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
 • Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

The Castle of Tawseelah (from Arabic: قلعة توصيلة‎, (Persian: قلعه توصیله‎‎), Aamaj castle is a fortified structure surrounded by trenches in North Kukherd Rural District in Kukherd District, Hormozgan Province in south Iran.

Location

Tawseelah castle was a squared fortified structure situated 1000 away from Kukherd city and located on an average hill above the palm oasis in the Shamo valley in the Durakhi mountain at Northern west of Kukherd city, which added remarkably to its altitude and height. The total length of its interface from the North is about 111 metres, while its Northern interface extends over 67.5 metres. The structure was also near to the Nakh Mountain.

History

The history of Tawseelah castle goes back to the Sassanid era (226–651). It was the center of government of that area as well as it acted as fortified military base for some time and was surrounded by a huge trench for protection. A trench was an ancient defensive strategic feature utilized to defend the cities, castles and the forts in Persia before Islamic era.

The Castle of Tawseelah was maintained until 1163-1192. But unfortunately was destroyed by an Earthquake in Kukherd city and then by the flood in 1367 which destroyed the rest of the castle remainings.

This Is Third Castle In Kukherd city Hormozgan Province in south Iran.

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