TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Rayen castle, or Arg-e Rayen is an adobe castle in Rayen town in Kerman. The medieval mud brick city of Rayen is similar to the Arg-e Bam. Rayen displays all the architectural ...

Located in the ancient city of Rayen in Kerman province, the mud-brick fortress spans over 22,000 square meters, and for centuries it remained inhabited until the mid-19th century and served as a ...

In Iran, the fortress is widely famed as the “second-largest adobe citadel in the world” after the UNESCO-designated Arg-e Bam, also located in the same province. Named after ancient city of Rayen, ...