Ghal'eh Dokhtar

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Ghal'eh Dokhtar is an ancient Sasanian-era fortress in Iran, renowned for its strategic hilltop location and early example of Sasanian defensive and palatial architecture.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Ghal'eh Dokhtar canonical 1
Ghal‘eh Dokhtar 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
fortress ⓘ
historic monument ⓘ
accessType steep mountain path ⓘ
architecturalStyle Sasanian architecture ⓘ
associatedWith foundation of the Sasanian Empire ⓘ
rise of Ardashir I ⓘ
associatedWithDynasty Sasanian Empire ⓘ
builtBy Ardashir I ⓘ
builtFor Ardashir I ⓘ
builtInCentury 3rd century ⓘ
builtInYearApprox 209 CE ⓘ
country Iran ⓘ
currentCondition ruin ⓘ
era Sasanian ⓘ
linked to: Sasanian Empire
hasConstructionTechnique barrel vaulting ⓘ
squinch arches ⓘ
hasFeature bastions ⓘ
courtyard ⓘ
gatehouse ⓘ
iwan ⓘ
massive stone walls ⓘ
residential quarters ⓘ
vaulted halls ⓘ
hasViewOver Firuzabad plain ⓘ
heritageStatus national heritage site of Iran ⓘ
locatedAbove river valley ⓘ
locatedIn Fars Province ⓘ
locatedNear Firuzabad ⓘ
locatedOn hilltop ⓘ
material mortar ⓘ
stone ⓘ
nameMeaning Maiden Castle ⓘ
nearbySite Ardashir's Palace ⓘ
linked to: Palace of Ardashir
notableFor early example of Sasanian defensive architecture ⓘ
early example of Sasanian palatial architecture ⓘ
originalFunction fortress ⓘ
palace ⓘ
overlooks road to Firuzabad ⓘ
periodOfUse Sasanian period ⓘ
linked to: Sasanian Empire
region southern Iran ⓘ
strategicPurpose control of access routes to Firuzabad plain ⓘ
military defense ⓘ
usedAs military stronghold ⓘ
royal residence ⓘ
visitedFor cultural tourism ⓘ
historical significance ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sasanian architecture → notableExample → Ghal'eh Dokhtar ⓘ
Qalat-e Dokhtar → hasNameVariant → Ghal‘eh Dokhtar ⓘ
linked to: Ghal'eh Dokhtar