Fortresses of solitude: a journey through northern Iran’s Alamut Valley Armaan journeys through Iran’s northern Alamut region in the South Caspian province of Qazvin, and soon finds himself captivated by the ruined fortresses that rise from the rocky landscape.By Armaan – 30 June 2023I had just bitten into a sugar cube when we almost set …
Introduction By the term “Qazvin Caravanserai”, I mean the “Caravanserai of Sa’ad al Saltaneh”. The pronunciation of the second name which is the real name of this caravanserai can be quite challenging for non-Farsi speakers. That’s the reason I will use the second name, as well. On September of 2023, due to the caravanserai of …
Please read the first section of this post via the below link: Alamut Assassins Start of the Assassinations Surrounded by more powerful adversaries and seeking a new method of achieving their aims in lieu of an army, Hasan’s Nizari began to utilize another strategy that had been used by Shia groups for centuries – assassination. …
Conception of an “Assassin” Many men and women of violence have been romanticized by people of later eras. Driven by pieces of popular culture such as the Assassin’s Creed games, the popular conception of an “Assassin” has turned from that of a “ruthless murderer” to that of a “renegade antihero”, killing only because it is …
IntroductionTo know about the Alamut Castle history, I need to first explain the meaning of the word “Alamut”.Alamut (Persian: الموت) in old Persian means “The nest of the Eagle”. It derives from two different ancient words in Farsi. “Ale” meaning “nest” and “Amoot” meaning “eagle”.This is a ruined mountain fortress located in Alamut Valley in …
