Qahqaheh Castle

Qahqaheh Castle
قلعه قهقهه
General information
TypeCastle
Town or cityMeshgin Shahr County
Country Iran

Qahqaheh Castle (Persian: قلعه قهقهه) is a castle in the mountains 85 kilometres (53 mi) from Meshginshahr in Ardabil Province, Iran. It was built and used as a jail for anti-government politicians during the Safavid dynasty. Ismail II, the third king of the Safavid dynasty, was imprisoned there.

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