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Background
Qahqaheh Castle (Persian: ÙÙع٠ÙÙÙÙÙ) is a castle in the mountains 85 kilometres (53 mi) from Meshginshahr in Ardabil Province, Iran. It was built and used as a jail for anti-government politicians during the Safavid dynasty. Ismail II, the third king of the Safavid dynasty, was imprisoned there.
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Meshginshahr County
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Ismail II1533–1577 · monarchIsmail II (Persian: اس٠اعÛ٠دÙÙ ; born Ismail Mirza; 31 May 1537 â 24 November 1577) was the third shah of Safavid Iran from 1576 to 1577.
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Sources
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Qahqaheh Castle. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/qahqaheh-castle
Chicago
"Qahqaheh Castle." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/qahqaheh-castle.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-qahqaheh-castle,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Qahqaheh Castle},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/qahqaheh-castle},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}