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Qaleh gorikhteh

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Qal'eh gorikhteh (meaning "fled castle") is one of the Zagros Mountains, which are 6 km northwest of the town of Sarvestan, in the Fars province. It derives its name from its unique shape and from how it is falling apart from the main string of mountains.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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