Bakhtak Leylan Castle

{{Short description|Castle in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran}}

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| native_name = قلعه بختک لیلان

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| location_town = Malekan County, East Azerbaijan Province

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Bakhtak Leylan Castle ({{langx|fa|قلعه بختک لیلان}}) is a historical castle located in Malekan County in East Azerbaijan Province, The longevity of this fortress dates back to the Prehistoric times of ancient Iran.{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=قلعه بختک لیلان با 3هزار سال قدمت در شهرستان ملکان|url=https://www.yjc.ir/fa/news/6484034/%D9%82%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%87-%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%AA%DA%A9-%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%A7-3%D9%87%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%85%D8%AA-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%85%D9%84%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%86|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=14 February 2021|work=Young Journalists Club}}{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=لیلان باستان در حصار قلعه‌ی بختک|url=https://www.isna.ir/news/98070100057/%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%AD%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%82%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%87-%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%AA%DA%A9|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191013195402/https://www.isna.ir/news/98070100057/%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%AD%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%82%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%87-%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%AA%DA%A9 |archive-date=2019-10-13 |access-date=14 February 2021|work=Iranian Students News Agency}}