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title: The Assassins Alamut Castle, Iran
author: Alireza Javaheri
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11345/the-assassins-alamut-castle-iran/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# The Assassins Alamut Castle, Iran
_Authored by Alireza Javaheri_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11345.jpg)
## Image Caption
The castle of Alamut, Qazvin, Iran, one-time castle of [the Assassins](https://www.worldhistory.org/The_Assassins/) (aka Nizari Ismailis) before their destruction at the hands of the [Mongols](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mongol_Empire/) in the 1250s CE.
## Cite This Work
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Javaheri, A. (2019, October 16). The Assassins Alamut Castle, Iran. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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### MLA
Javaheri, Alireza. "The Assassins Alamut Castle, Iran." *World History Encyclopedia*, 16 Oct 2019, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Iran_-_Qazvin_-_Alamout_Castle_View.jpg) by [**Alireza Javaheri**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Iran_-_Qazvin_-_Alamout_Castle_View.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 16 October 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.