Tus Citadel
{{Short description|Citadel from the Sassanid era in Iran}}
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}}The Citadel of Tus ({{langx|fa|ارگ توس}} Arg-e Tus) is a Sasanian era citadel, located in Tus, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran.
It is made of brick and is rectangular in shape, having four circular towers at each corner, with two more circular towers in the inner structure.{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=ارگ تابران توس بنایی از چینه و آجر +عکس|url=https://www.yjc.ir/fa/news/5006139/%D8%A7%D8%B1%DA%AF-%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B3-%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%DA%86%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%87-%D9%88-%D8%A2%D8%AC%D8%B1-%D8%B9%DA%A9%D8%B3|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=13 February 2021|work=Young Journalists Club}} Not much remains of the structure; however, its size is comparable to other large citadels of the Sasanian era.
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External links
- [http://latis.ex.ac.uk/classics/visualessays/iran/easterncitiesnishapurandtus2.htm Another webpage about the castle]
{{coord missing|Razavi Khorasan Province}}{{Castles in Iran}}
Category:Buildings and structures in Razavi Khorasan province
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