Zahhak Castle

{{Short description|Iranian national heritage site}}

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| native_name = قلعه ضحاک هشترود

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| image = Zahhak castle stucco 2.JPG

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| alt = Stucco in Zahhak Castle

| caption = Stucco in Zahhak Castle

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| location =East Azerbaijan Province, Iran

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| type =Castle

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File:Zahhak castle stucco 1.JPG, Zahhak castle, Hashtrud, Eastern Azerbaijan, Iran.]]

Zahhak Castle (or citadel; {{langx|fa|قلعه ضحاک}}) is a castle in Hashtrud, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. It is named after Zahhak, a figure in Arabian and Persian mythology. According to various experts, it was inhabited from the second millennium BC until the Timurid era. It was first excavated in the 19th century by British archeologists. Iran's Cultural Heritage Organization has been studying the structure in 6 phases.{{Cite web |url=http://www.chn.ir/news/?section=2&id=31507 |title=CHN | News |access-date=2009-07-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061001142816/http://www.chn.ir/news/?section=2&id=31507 |archive-date=2006-10-01 |url-status=dead }}

File:Zahak castle 1.jpg, Tabriz, Iran ]]

File:Zahak Castle 2.jpg