Furg Castle, Darmian

🕰️When was it built?

Building began in the time of Nader Shah Afshar under Mirza Baqa Khan, the governor of the area, and his son Mirza Rafi Khan finished it. The date 1160 AH (1747) is given for its building, and the castle was later taken by the forces of Shokat al-Molk.

🏛️What was it built for?

The castle had three main parts. The first was for servants, food stores and keeping animals; soldiers and guards lived in the second; and the third belonged to the governor and the people around him.

👀What you will see

• The remains of the castle's towers; it once had eighteen, and a number of them still stand.
• Walls of stone, brick and mud brick, built on the rock and wrapping round the castle.
• The crenellations on top of the walls and towers, part of the castle's defences.
• Loopholes in the towers and walls, used for keeping watch and for defence.
• The three parts of the castle from east to west, which kept the servants, the soldiers and the governor apart.

🎒Good to know before you go

• The castle sits on top of a rock; wear shoes suited to an uphill walk.