{"id":7209,"date":"2022-07-21T16:01:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T11:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/specialexplorer.com\/?p=7209"},"modified":"2022-07-21T16:14:40","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T11:44:40","slug":"the-forg-citadel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/specialexplorer.com\/?p=7209","title":{"rendered":"The Forg citadel in South Khorasan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Forg (Furg) is a nice village in the mountains of South Khorasan province with mountainous weather which is around 107 kilometers south east of Birjand; the capital of this province. The citadel of Forg is considered as one the most beautiful ones in Iran. Many believed that the Ismaili dynasty (10<sup>th<\/sup> to 12<sup>th<\/sup> A.D) built this citadel in order to fight against the Abbasids.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>They trained their followers there to penetrate among their enemies and assassinate the prominent people of them. 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