Gerdkuh

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For the village in Gilan Province, Iran, see Gerdkuh, Siahkal.

Gerdkuh, Girdkūh, or Girdkōh (Persian: گردکوه‎), a.k.a. Dej-e Gonbadān (دژ گنبدان, "fortress of the domes")^[1] is one of the main Ismaili's Hashshashin fortress used by Hassan-i Sabah and conquered by Hulagu Khan later. Due to circular shape of mountain peak, it was named Gerdkuh, Gerd (گرد) for "circular" (round) and kuh (کوه) for "mountain". This shape made it very difficult to access by invaders.

References

↑ قلعه گردکوه دامغان (in Persian). Retrieved 2012-04-30.

Gerdkuh at Encyclopædia Iranica

Coordinates: 36°09′43″N 54°09′25″E / 36.16194°N 54.15694°E / 36.16194; 54.15694

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