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Volume 40, Issue 4 (Winter 2019)                   Athar 2019, 40(4): 284-300 | Back to browse issues page

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Safamansouri H, Rangchian A. (2019). Investigation of Esfarayen Hesari-ye Gazerani; A Peasant Castle in North Khorasan. Athar. 40(4), 284-300.
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1- Faculty Member, Department of Conservation of Architectural Heritage, Faculty of Fine Arts, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran , h.safamansouri@semnan.ac.ir
2- Faculty Member, Department of Conservation of Architectural Heritage, Faculty of Fine Arts, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran
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Hesari-ye Gazerani castle is one of the late Qajar castles, located in the southeast of Esfarayen city, in the functions of North Khorasan province. After reviewing aerial maps and field studies, it was found that there are many castles from the Qajar period with almost similar architectural style in Esfarayen region, which show the historical conditions and life-style, especially in this region. This study aims to start a field of study in order to understand a comprehensive picture of the political and social developments and architectural style of the Qajar period in the region. In this article, after a brief review of the types of castles in Iran and data were obtained about the Hesari-ye Gazerani castle in terms of the current situation and its past concerning the history, architecture and the surrounding environment. The present research was conducted by descriptive method, along with mapping and recording field studies, and was an attempt to identify and understand the historical values ​​and architecture of Hesari-ye Gazerani Fortress as one of the valuable works of the late Qajar period. It also explains the relationship between social and economic relations and the architectural style of the mentioned historical period in the region.
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Type of Study: Original Research Article | Subject: Various
Received: 2020/08/1 | Accepted: 2020/10/1 | Published: 2020/11/30

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