Gouged Stronghold
Castle in Iran
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The Gouged stronghold (Persian: ارگ گوگد) is located in the city of Gouged, Golpayegan county, Iran. Gouged is located 5 km to the north of Golpayegan. In peacetime, the stronghold was used as a caravansary, but during war time or when bandits attacked, it was used as a castle. This structure is located in the Golpayegani alley and Ghale alley. At present, the stronghold is used as a traditional three star hotel.
| Gouged stronghold | |
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| Gouged, Iran | |
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| Site information | |
| Type | fortification |
| Location | |
  Gouged stronghold Location within Iran | |
| Coordinates | 33.469584°N 50.342692°E |
| Site history | |
| Built | 16th century |
| Materials | mud and adobe |
The Gouged stronghold is one of the biggest adobe and mud structures in Iran. It was built approximately 400 years ago. The only document related to this structure dates back to 140 years ago. By this document, Ali Khan Bakhtiari gave half of the stronghold to his wife as mahr.[1]
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