TEHRAN - Iran's Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts announced on Tuesday that the historic Alamut Castle ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Alamut castle, one of the unique historical castles in Iran, is located in the northwest of Qazvin province on the top of rock with 200 m height upper than the surrounding lands.

In 1090 he captured Alamut Castle from the Sunni Seljuks. Located in the rugged Elburz Mountains northwest of modern Tehran, the castle became his stronghold and served as the Nizari’s aerie for ...

Alamut Castle is situated on the northeastern side of Gazor Khan Village in the environs of Alamut, Qazvin province. While approaching the village, visitors should pass for nearly half along a narrow ...

Alborz Mountains: The castle and surrounding mountains can be reached on a day trip or weekend excursion from Tehran.This photo shows the first views of the Alamut Valley near Rajei Dasht after ...

TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) -- Archaeologists working at the Alamut Castle have recently discovered ruins of a structure which they say may be of an observatory that had been built by the Iranian polymath ...

Iranian archaeologists say they might have found the observatory built by Iranian polymath, Khwaja Nasir al-Din Tusi at the country's Alamut Castle, Press TV reported.