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Kantarun Destination Guide

Discover Kantarun in Iran

Kantarun in the region of Fārs is a town located in Iran - some 464 mi or ( 747 km ) South of Tehran , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Kantarun

Local time in Kantarun is now 05:29 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tehran " with a UTC offset of 3.5 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Mehkuyeh-ye 'Olya, Ebrahimabad, Mowr Deraz, Yasuj, and Shiraz. When in this area, you might want to check out Mehkuyeh-ye 'Olya . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Kantarun ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Qal'eh Dokhtar

"Dezh Dokhtar" A.K.A. (Ghal'eh Dokhtar) Persian: دژ دختر‎, also known as The Maiden Castle, is a castle made by Ardashir I, in present day Fars, Iran, in 209 AD. It is located on a mountain slope near the Firouzabad-Shiraz road. The name of the castle implies it was dedicated to the Goddess Anahita, to whom the term "Maiden" refers. After capturing Isfahan and Kerman from the Parthians, Ardashir (re)built the city of Gur near the castle in Firouzabad, making it his capital.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 28.92 52.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: 3rd-century architecture, Castles in Iran, Fars Province, Iranian architecture, Sassanid castles

Palace of Ardashir

Castle of Ardeshir e Babakan, also known as the Atash-kadeh آتشکده, is a castle located on the slopes of the mountain on which Ghal'eh Dokhtar is situated on. Built in AD 224 by Ardashir I of the Sassanian Empire, it is located two kilometres (1.2 miles) north of the ancient city of Gor, i.e. the old city of Firouzabad in Fars, in ancient Persia.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 28.90 52.54 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: 3rd-century architecture, Castles in Iran, Fars Province, Palaces in Iran, Royal residences in Iran, Sassanid architecture