Alamut Castle is one of the most spectacular and historical places in Iran.

The location of the castle can be a sign of its function. Castles outside the city and countryside, which are mountainous, have military and defense functions and are designed to defend the enemy against the enemy.

Alamut Castle, which housed Hassan Sabah's headquarters in Qazvin, was built on a high cliff and had a military function. Some people think that Alamut Fortress was just a prison, but this is not the case and in the past people lived in this fortress. With this introduction, we go to the facts of Alamut Castle.

1- Alamut Castle or Fortress has been one of the most important historical castles in Iran, which has played an effective role in the history of its time.

2- Alamut Castle The headquarters of Hassan Sabah is located in Alamut region of Qazvin and in the northeast of Gazarkhan village.

3- The location of Alamut Castle is located on a rock 2163 meters above sea level.

4- The height of the rock on which Alamut Castle is located is 200 meters from the surrounding lands and the area of ​​the fort is about 20,000 square meters.

5- The location of Alamut Castle is such that it surrounds the fort from all four sides of the precipice and the only way to enter the castle is at the end of its northeastern side.

6. Around Alamut Castle, there are red cliffs that make the view around the castle spectacular.

7- Alamut Fortress was the main and central base of Hassan Sabah, the founder of the Nizari Ismaili government and their leaders.

8- Today, part of Alamut Fortress has been destroyed. The remnants of Alamut Castle were registered as one of the national monuments of Iran on February 3, 2003 with the registration number 7252.

9- Alamut Castle is composed of a combination of the words Allah and Umut. Ibn Athir considers this word to be an abbreviation of God and death, which means teaching the eagle. Jovini and Mostofi consider it to mean the nest of the eagle. Some people consider Umut to be the same as learning the language of the people of Gil and Deylam, and Alamut taught the eagle to mean the same thing.

10. Alamut Castle is also known as Hassan Castle.

11. Hassan Sabah was the promoter of the Ismaili religion in the Seljuk period. After being expelled from the court of the Seljuk king to learn the principles of the Ismaili religion, he went to the Fatimids of Egypt and was called the Great Da'i.

12. Hassan Sabah, after returning to Iran, chose Alamut Castle as his base of operations and activities.