Alamut and Lamasar: Two Mediaeval Ismaili Strongholds in Iran, an Archaeological Study

Abbasids Abu Muslim Ahl-i Haqq al-Muhtadi Alamut stream ancient Andaj Andaj-rud apparently building caliphate called Caspian channel descending difficult distance donjon Duruvon Eastern entrance erosion existence fact farsakh Fatimid fortifications fortress Freya Stark gate Gazur-khan gerdene gorge Hasan Hasan-i Sabbah hill Imam Imamat inhabitants Iran Islam Ismaili Ismaili Society Ivanow Jalalu'd-din Juwayni Khandaq Khorasan Khushkechol kilometres Kiya Buzurg-Ummid Kiya Muhammad Lamasar later legend locality loose stone Maymun-diz Mazandaran Mazdak mediaeval mentioned Meragis metres Mongols mountains Nawizar-Shah Nine-rud Northern path peasants perhaps period Persian photograph plate population possible precipice present Prince Nizar probably Qal'a Qazwin rain regarded religion religious river road Rock of Alamut rock-cut Rudbar ruins Sayyid-na Seljuq Shahrak Shahrud Shi'ism Shi'ite side SLOPE 30 Southern face spot steep slope story stronghold surely Taliqan Tehran tion tower traces valley of Alamut village visible wall Western