{"id":7194,"date":"2022-07-18T20:00:30","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T15:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/specialexplorer.com\/?p=7194"},"modified":"2022-07-18T20:31:00","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T16:01:00","slug":"the-castle-of-birjand-in-south-khorasan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/specialexplorer.com\/?p=7194","title":{"rendered":"The castle of Birjand in South Khorasan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Dating back to the Safavid era and located on top of a high cliff inside the city of Birjand, the castle of Birjand stands just like a smart eagle watching the whole city from above. Due to the fine restoration, this monument has saved its greatness of the days of glory. The whole area is around 3000 cube meters. There are six watching towers on four corners of the castle which have two floors. 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