Babak Fort — Attraction in دهستان میشه پاره

Pāpak Fort or Babak Castle, also known as the Immortal Castle or Republic Castle, is a large citadel and National Symbol of Iranians on the top of a mountain in the Arasbaran forests, which is located 6 km southwest of Kalibar City in northwestern Iran. It has been identified as the stronghold of Pāpak Khorramdin, the leader of the Khurramites in Azarbaijan who fought the Islamic caliphate of Abbassids. Iranian Azarbaijanis gather at Babak Castle during the first weekend in July for the annual commemoration of Babak Khorramdin. Babak Fort or Babak Castle also known as the Immortal Castle or Republic Castle, is a large citadel and National Symbol of Iranians on the top of a mountain in the Arasbaran forests, which is located 6 km southwest of Kalibar City in East Azerbaijan province ,northwestern Iran. It has been identified as the stronghold of Bābak Khorramdin, the leader of the Khurramites in Azarbaijan who fought the caliphate of Abbassids. Bābak Khorram-Din (Formally known as "Pāpak" meaning "Young Father") was one of the main Persian revolutionary leaders of the Iranian Khorram-Dinān ("Those of the joyous religion"), which was a local freedom movement fighting the Abbasid Caliphate.The castle, built on 2300-2600 meter heights, surrounded by gorges as deep as 400 to 600 meters, is believed to belong to the Parthian dynasty and modified under the Sasanid dynasty. To reach the castle, one has to trek a tortuous and narrow passageway and then cross a corridor-shaped temple, 200 meters in lengths. This castle has been repaired by The Cultural Heritage Organization of Iran.

Babak Fort of East Azarbaijan

The ascent to the Castle is not for the infirm, elderly, or those afraid of heights. A series on long, and in places, broken steps lead the traveler to the top of a hill from where there are several choices for further ascent. The easiest is straight in front of the steps and consists of a long dirt track. As there are no sign posts towards the Castle, walk towards the peak on your left hand side but do not leave the dirt track. You will need hiking boots, a sun hat, plenty of water, and at least 3 hours for the climb, and 2 hours for the descent. At the end of the dirt track, turn left onto the rocky mountain side, and beware of slipping. The first of sign of the ruins will appear on your left, but do not become too complacent: the actual Castle is another 2 peaks march away. The first peak offers spectacular views of the Castl. After ascending a second peak, with its own ruins, you will see the Castle perched on top a jagged cliff. Ascending the Castle steps is a dangerous process, as there are sheer cliffs on your right hand side, and no protective rails or fences to prevent a fall of several hundred meters.

Babak Fort of East Azarbaijan

Take extreme care of the edge, and hold on to your children. Once you have climbed the pinnacle of the cliff, you will truly appreciated the amazing effort in building and maintaining a fort at this altitude. Unfortunately, you will also have to tolerate the graffiti on the ancient walls, and young people playing chicken on top of the Castle walls. Under no circumstances should you even consider climbing these walls: first, this can damage the ancient structure, and second, a fall of several thousands of meters would lead to certain death. Nevertheless, the experience afterward is well worth the strenuous climb: the surrounding Arasbaran oak forest, jagged cliffs, mountains in the distance, and the history of the place combine to create one of Iran's most beautiful vistas. The castle, built on 2300-2600 meter heights, surrounded by gorges as deep as 400 to 600 meters, is believed to belong to the Parthian dynasty and modified under the Sasanid dynasty. To reach the castle, one has to trek a tortuous and narrow passageway and then cross a corridor-shaped temple, 200...

Babak Castle (Babak Fortress, Baz and Babak Castle, Jomhuri Castle) is one of the most spectacular and ancient places in East Azerbaijan. If you want to go to Babak Castle from Tabriz, you are about 3 hours away. Seeing Babak Castle is not easy, but it is very enjoyable. Babak Castle belongs to the Sassanid period and the ancient artifacts discovered in Babak Castle date back to the 7th century AH.

Babak Castle is one of the most spectacular ancient monuments in Iran that should not be missed. Babak Castle is registered in the list of national monuments of Iran. It is good to know that Babak Castle is the area from which the Arasbaran forest begins. In this section of Hotel Yar Tourism Magazine, we want to introduce you to Babak Castle, one of the most spectacular areas in Iran.

Where is Babak Castle? (Geography) Babak Castle is located in the heights of East Azerbaijan with a distance of about 3 hours from Tabriz and an hour and a half from Ahar. Babak Castle is located at an altitude of 2300 meters. The valleys around Babak Castle reach a depth of 400 to 600 meters. Of course, the city of Kleiber is one of the most beautiful and lush areas of Iran near Babak Castle. After visiting Babak Castle, we suggest you go to Arasbaran forest and enjoy its tourist and natural attractions.

Crossing Kalibar, you will reach Babak Castle Road. The road to Babak Castle is paved, but on the way to Babak Castle, you will reach a dirt road. This dirt road is great for nature walks. You can walk to Babak Castle or drive there. If you want to walk, you can relax, along the way, drinks and cold water are sold. On the way to Babak Castle, you will reach a place known as Cheshmeh. Of course, you won't see a spring, but you will see a stream where you can sit and relax. If you are hungry, you can eat at Kleiber.

Who was Babak Khorram Din? The name of Babak Castle or Babak Fortress is derived from the name of Babak Khorramdin. Lovers of history and those who are interested in Babak Khorramdin celebrate Babak Khorramdin every year on July 6 in Babak Castle.

Babak Khorramdin was born in Azerbaijan and joined Khorramdin at a young age. The Khorramdins were those who rebelled against the Abbasid government. Babak Khorramdin was a patriot who fought against the Abbasid government for many years (Mamun period to Mu'tasim period). Until it was defeated by Afshin, the traitorous...

Babak castle was constructed on top of a mountain with 2600 meter height, near Kaleybar. The castle has been used in Sasanian era and before that in Parthian age. This castle has adopted its name from Babak Khoramdin, a patriot and militant leader against Arab invaders. Here, there has been a two-story castle. Before reaching to the gate of castle, you should pass a route which is faced in front of you as a narrow 200 meter corridor. This corridor was in a place which were under control of guardians in the past in order to check all traffic there. After passing this corridor, there is another entrance with irregular stairs by which you can arrive the castle. Then, you have the main hall around which there are seven rooms. These rooms all reach to central salon. In east of palace, you will see other facilities which include some rooms and reservoirs and roofs of reservoirs are chevron and rocking. In northwest of palace, there are stairs which is counted as accessibility road to other stories of palace, but not much has remained today. Two half-columns you see in this part has been a location for sentinel in order to have control over everywhere. This castle reminds the bravery of famous Iranian warlord Babak Khoramdin, the leader of red-clad group. The unattainable castle of Babak was about 22 years unavailable to Arabs and resisted against Arabs. Babak castle was recorded in list of nationsl, cultural and historical opuses in 1345 (1966) and its repair was ordered by cultural heritage organization of east Azerbaijan in order to make it now one of the most tourist attracting places...