List of Kurdish castles

Castles have been built in Kurdistan since ancient times, but most Kurdish castles were built in the Middle Ages by various Kurdish states, such as the Ayyubids, Zands and the Soran Emirate.

A Kurdish castle is a castle which was built by Kurds or built under a Kurdish dynasty (this includes castles in which the builders were most likely Kurds).


Name	Location	Picture	Built/Rebuilt by
Hoşap Castle	Van Province		Sarı Süleyman Bey^[1]
Qal'at Rahbeh	Deir-ez Zor		Shirkuh II (Ayyubids)^[2]
Xanzad Castle (Banaman Castle)	Erbil		Mir Xanzad (Soran Emirate)^[3]
Srochik Castle	Barzinjah		Unknown
Sherwana Castle	Kalar		Mohamed Pasha Jaff (Jaff Tribe)^[4]
Dimdim Castle	West Azerbaijan Province	None	Rebuilt by Amir Khan Lepzerin (Emirate of Bradost)
Aghli Beg Castle	Baneh County	None	Unknown
Barvish Kani Castle	Baneh County	None	Unknown
Qujileh Castle	Baneh County	None	Unknown
Shargeh Castle	Baneh County	None	Unknown
Surin Castle	Baneh County	None	Unknown
Akh Kand Bala Castle	Bijar County	None	Unknown
Akh Kand Pain Castle	Bijar County	None	Unknown
Khan Baghi Castle	Bijar County	None	Unknown
Qala Qureh Castle	Bijar County	None	Unknown
Ardalan Castle	Tuyserkan County		Ardalan
Bajul Castle	Aligudarz County	None	Zand dynasty
Hoseynabad Castle	Taft County	None	Zand dynasty
Karim Khan Citadel	Shiraz		Karim Khan Zand (Zand dynasty)^[5]
Doran Castle	Kerman County	None	Zand dynasty